喜形于色 — Chinese idiom
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
Traditional: 喜形於色
Meaning
- face light up with delight ; to beam with joy
Character by character
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 形xíngform, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
Idioms sharing a character
- 喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
- 喜结良缘 xǐ jié liáng yuán
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