笑逐顏開

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to pursue; to chase; individually to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	colour; countenance; face	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (笑逐顏開)		笑	逐	顏	開
simp. (笑逐颜开)		笑	逐	颜	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàozhúyánkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ zuk⁶ ngaan⁴ hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàozhúyánkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàojhúyánkai
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-chu²-yen²-kʻai¹
    • Yale: syàu-jú-yán-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawjwuyankai
    • Palladius: сяочжуянькай (sjaočžujanʹkaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ jɛn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ zuk⁶ ngaan⁴ hoi¹
    • Yale: siu juhk ngàahn hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ dzuk⁹ ngaan⁴ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ zug⁶ ngan⁴ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ t͡sʊk̚² ŋaːn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

笑逐顏開

1. to beam with joy; to smile cheerfully