笑逐顏開 [－－颜开]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. all smiles
  3. joy written across one's face
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    心中​喜悦​而眉開​眼笑
    to be so happy that one's face lighten up
    • 奶奶一聽到個胎係男仔之後就笑逐顏開。
      奶奶一听到个胎系男仔之后就笑逐颜开。
      naai4 naai2 jat1 teng1 dou2 go3 toi1 hai6 naam4 zai2 zi1 hau6 zau6 siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1.
      The face of my husband's mother lightens up once she heard that she is going to have a grandson.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to beam with joy; to smile cheerfully
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    奶奶一听到个胎系男仔之后就笑逐颜开。
    奶奶一聽到個胎係男仔之後就笑逐顏開。
    naai4 naai2 jat1 teng1 dou2 go3 toi1 hai6 naam4 zai2 zi1 hau6 zau6 siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1.
    • The face of my husband's mother lightens up once she heard that she is going to have a grandson.