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 ㄎㄞㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ hoi¹ ngaan⁵ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méikāiyǎnxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞㄧㄢˇ 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

to look cheerful

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