一颦一笑 Yī pín yī xiào a frown and a smile

Explanation

颦：皱眉。一颦一笑指人的表情。

Pín: frown. Yī pín yī xiào refers to a person's expression.

Origin Story

唐朝诗人李白，才华横溢，风流倜傥。他的诗歌，如行云流水，意境深远，深受人们喜爱。一次，李白与朋友们在酒楼饮酒作乐，期间他兴致勃勃地朗诵了自己新创作的诗歌，引得众人拍手叫好。这时，一位名叫王之涣的诗人走进了酒楼，他看到李白意气风发，一颦一笑都充满着自信和洒脱，心中不禁暗自佩服。

Táng cháo shī rén Lǐ Bái, cái huá héng yì, fēng liú tì tǎng. Tā de shī gē, rú xíng yún liú shuǐ, yì jìng shēn yuǎn, shēn shòu rén men xǐ ài. Yī cì, Lǐ Bái yǔ péng you men zài jiǔ lóu yǐn jiǔ zuò lè, qī jiān tā xìng zhì bó bó dì lǎng sòng le zì jǐ xīn chuàng zuò de shī gē, yǐn dé zhòng rén pāi shǒu jiào hǎo. Zhè shí, yī wèi míng jiào Wáng zhī huàn de shī rén zǒu jìn le jiǔ lóu, tā kàn dào Lǐ Bái yì qì fēng fā, yī pín yī xiào dōu chōng mǎn zhe zì xìn hé sǎ tuō, xīn zhōng bù jīn àn zì pèi fú.

Li Bai, a Tang Dynasty poet, was a man of great talent and charm. His poems were like flowing water, with profound meaning, and were deeply loved by people. Once, Li Bai and his friends were drinking and having fun at a tavern, and he was enthusiastically reciting his newly created poems, which made everyone applaud. At this time, a poet named Wang Zhihuan walked into the tavern. He saw Li Bai, full of spirit, his every frown and smile full of confidence and ease, and he could not help but secretly admire him.

Usage

这个成语一般用来形容人的表情，可以用来赞美人的美丽或优雅，也可以用来形容人的喜怒哀乐。

zhè ge chéng yǔ yī bàn yòng lái xíng róng rén de biǎo qíng, kě yǐ yòng lái zàn měi rén de měi lì huò yōu yǎ, yě kě yǐ yòng lái xíng róng rén de xǐ nù āi lè.

This idiom is generally used to describe a person's expression. It can be used to praise a person's beauty or elegance, or to describe a person's joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.

Examples

• 她的一颦一笑，都牵动着他的心。

  tā de yī pín yī xiào, dōu qiān dòng zhe tā de xīn.

  Her every frown and smile touched his heart.

• 演员的一颦一笑都恰到好处，十分生动。

  yǎn yuán de yī pín yī xiào dōu qià dào hòu chù, shí fēn shēng dòng

  The actor's every frown and smile was just right and very vivid.

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Opposite Idioms

• 喜怒哀乐