Chinese idioms · 22 idioms
Chinese idioms about happiness
Chengyu whose meaning is about happiness, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 心旷神怡xīnkuàng-shényírelaxed and happy
- 谈笑风生tánxiào-fēngshēngto talk and laugh cheerfully
- 吉祥如意jíxiáng-rúyìgood luck and happiness (New Year greeting)
- 欢聚一堂huānjù-yītángto gather together happily
- 心花怒放xīnhuā-nùfàngwild with joy
- 手舞足蹈shǒuwǔ-zúdǎoto dance for joy
- 有说有笑yǒushuō-yǒuxiàochatting and laughing
- 喜笑颜开xǐxiào-yánkāibeaming with joy
- 喜气洋洋xǐqì-yángyángfull of joy
- 啼笑皆非tíxiào-jiēfēinot knowing whether to laugh or cry
- 欣喜若狂xīnxǐ-ruòkuángwild with joy
- 忍俊不禁rěnjùn-bùjīncannot help laughing
- 痛快淋漓tòngkuài-línlíthoroughly delighted
- 好事多磨hǎoshì-duōmóthe road to happiness is strewn with obstacles
- 捧腹大笑pěngfù-dàxiàoto split one's sides laughing
- 一笑置之yīxiào-zhìzhīto laugh off
- 满面春风mǎnmiàn-chūnfēngbeaming with happiness
- 欢呼雀跃huānhū-quèyuèto jump for joy
- 百年好合bǎinián-hǎohémay you live happily together forever (wedding wish)
- 笑逐颜开xiàozhú-yánkāito beam with joy
- 乐极生悲lèjí-shēngbēiextreme joy turns to sorrow
- 一笑了之yīxiào-liǎozhīto laugh off
What is a Chinese idiom about happiness?
心旷神怡 (xīnkuàng-shényí): relaxed and happy. It is the most common of the 22 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.