破涕為笑 [－－为－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    停止​哭泣​，​轉為​歡笑​；​比喻​轉悲​為​喜
    to turn happy and stop crying
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to turn from weeping to smiling, usually depicting a change in one's emotional state from being sad to being happy
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    破涕为笑
    破涕為笑
    • to turn happy and stop crying