笑逐颜开
xiàozhú-yánkāiTraditional 笑逐顏開
to beam with joy
Every meaning
xiàozhú-yánkāi
- to beam with joy
Its characters
- 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile
- 逐zhúone by one; by degrees (as in 逐渐, 逐步)
- 颜yánface; countenance (as in 颜面)
- 开kāito open
Words with 笑
Words with 逐
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.