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眉开眼笑

méi kāi yǎn xiào

beaming with joy

Character by character

眉méi
brows
开kāi
open
眼yǎn
eyes
笑xiào
smile

Example

收到红包,孩子们一个个眉开眼笑。
Getting their red envelopes, the kids were all beaming.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Describes a visibly delighted face.

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