笑口常開

Chinese

		laugh; smile	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (笑口常開)		笑	口	常	開
simp. (笑口常开)		笑	口	常	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàokǒuchángkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ hau² soeng⁴ hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàokǒuchángkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàokǒuchángkai
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-kʻou³-chʻang²-kʻai¹
    • Yale: syàu-kǒu-cháng-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawkooucharngkai
    • Palladius: сяокоучанкай (sjaokoučankaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ hau² soeng⁴ hoi¹
    • Yale: siu háu sèuhng hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ hau² soeng⁴ hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ heo² sêng⁴ hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

笑口常開

1. to always keep a smile on one's face; to keep being cheerful