笑逐颜开

笑逐颜开 [xiào zhú yán kāi]

1. ■ A smile has driven all the hard lines in his face and brightened his countenance.; A smile crept across one's face.; beam with pleasure [smiles; joy]; be covered with smiles; be wreathed in smiles; feel happy and smile; give a broad smile; laugh cheerfully; make one's troubled face brighten up; One's face broke into smiles.; One's face flushed with pleasure.; One's face lit up in a smile [with joy].; One's face opened into wide smiles.; One's face relaxed into smiles.; One's face suffused with smiles.; One's face wrinkled [wreathed] in a broad smile.; The face is beaming with smiles of joy.:

巡回剧团来到山村， 人们笑逐颜开， 奔走相告。 When the touring theatrical troupe arrived at the mountain village, the villagers all ran to tell one and another beaming with delight.