Definition & Meaning

smile one's tears away; tears change to laughter

Word usage

pò tì wéi xiào

破 涕 为 笑

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slsmile one's tears away; tears change to laughter
- tā bù jīn pò tì wéi xiào
  她不禁破涕为笑。
  She couldn't refrain from smiling through tears.
synonym
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ转悲为喜 pò yán yí xiào破颜一笑 zhuǎn chēn wéi xǐ转嗔为喜 pò chóu wéi xiào破愁为笑
antonym
qì bù chéng shēng泣不成声 lèi rú quán yǒng泪如泉涌 yǐn qì tūn shēng饮泣吞声

Word usage

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"涕" cannot be written as "啼".

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