眉開眼笑

Chinese

		eyebrow; upper margin	open; operate (vehicle); start	eye	laugh; smile
trad. (眉開眼笑)		眉	開	眼	笑
simp. (眉开眼笑)		眉	开	眼	笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méikāiyǎnxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ hoi¹ ngaan⁵ siu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méikāiyǎnxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méikaiyǎnsiào
    • Wade–Giles: mei²-kʻai¹-yen³-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: méi-kāi-yǎn-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meikaiyeanshiaw
    • Palladius: мэйкайяньсяо (mɛjkajjanʹsjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ hoi¹ ngaan⁵ siu³
    • Yale: mèih hōi ngáahn siu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ hoi¹ ngaan⁵ siu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ hoi¹ ngan⁵ xiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ siːu̯³³/

Idiom

眉開眼笑

1. to look cheerful