破涕为笑 — Chinese idiom
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
Traditional: 破涕為笑
Meaning
- to turn tears into laughter ; to turn grief into happiness
Character by character
- 破pòto break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
- 涕tìtears; mucus
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
Idioms sharing a character
- 一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò
- 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
- 势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú
- 国破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng
- 支离破碎 zhī lí pò suì
- 乐昌破镜 Lè chāng pò jìng
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò
- 看破红尘 kàn pò hóng chén
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