言笑晏晏

言笑晏晏

Chinese

		to talk and laugh	gentle, soft
simp. and trad. (言笑晏晏)		言笑	晏晏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánxiàoyànyàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yánxiàoyànyàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshiawyannyann
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

言笑晏晏

1. chatting and laughing harmoniously

   • 總角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     总角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǒngjiǎo zhī yàn, yánxiào yànyàn. Xìnshì dàndàn, bù sī qí fǎn. [Pinyin]

     In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot,
     Harmoniously we talked and laughed.
     Clearly were we sworn to good faith,
     And I did not think the engagement would be broken.