笑容可掬 — Chinese idiom
笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū
Meaning
- smiling wholeheartedly ; beaming from ear to ear
Character by character
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
- 容róngappearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to ho
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 掬jūto grasp or hold with both hands
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào
- 似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào
- 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
- 嫣然一笑 yān rán yī xiào
- 嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà
- 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào
- 相视而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào
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