破涕為笑

破涕為笑

See also: 破涕爲笑 and 破涕为笑

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	nasal mucus; tears	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	laugh; smile
trad. (破涕為笑/破涕爲笑)		破	涕	為/爲	笑
simp. (破涕为笑)		破	涕	为	笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòtìwéixiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pòtìwéixiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohtihweishiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

破涕為笑

1. to turn from weeping to smiling, usually depicting a change in one's emotional state from being sad to being happy