破涕为笑 pò tì wéi xiào burst into laughter

Explanation

形容喜极而泣，转悲为喜。

Describes crying with joy, changing from sadness to joy

Origin Story

小雨是一个非常胆小的女孩。一天，她和妈妈去逛街，不小心走散了。小雨害怕极了，她四处寻找妈妈，却怎么也找不到。她开始哭泣，眼泪像断了线的珠子一样往下掉。这时，一个好心的阿姨看到了她，阿姨耐心地安慰她，并带着她找到了妈妈。见到妈妈的那一刻，小雨停止了哭泣，露出了灿烂的笑容，破涕为笑。

xiaoyu shi ge feichang danxiao de nvhai. yitian, ta he mama qu guangjie, bu xiaoxin zousan le. xiaoyu haipa jile, ta sichu xunzhao mama, que zenme ye zhaodao bule. ta kai shi kuqi, yanlei xiang duanle xian de zhuzi yiyang wang xia diao. zhe shi, yige haoxin de ayi kan dao le ta, ayi naixin de anwei ta, bing daizhe ta zhaodao le mama. jiandao mama de name yike, xiaoyu tingzhi le kuqi, lou chu le canlan de xiaorong, po ti wei xiao.

Xiaoyu was a very shy girl. One day, she went shopping with her mother and accidentally got lost. Xiaoyu was very scared, she looked everywhere for her mother, but she couldn't find her. She started crying, her tears fell like broken pearls. At this moment, a kind aunt saw her, the aunt patiently comforted her and took her to find her mother. The moment she saw her mother, Xiaoyu stopped crying and showed a bright smile, from tears to laughter.

Usage

常用作谓语、宾语、状语；形容由哭转笑。

chang yong zuo weiyǔ, bǐnyǔ, zhuàngyǔ; xiáoróng yóu kū zhuǎn xiào

Often used as a predicate, object, and adverbial; describes the transition from crying to laughing.

Examples

• 听到这个好消息，她破涕为笑。

  ting dao zhe ge hao xiaoxi, ta po ti wei xiao

  She burst into laughter when she heard the good news.

• 孩子终于找到了，父母破涕为笑。

  haizi zhongyu zhaodao le, fumu po ti wei xiao

  The parents burst into tears when they finally found their child

Related Idioms

• 喜极而泣

• 转悲为喜

Opposite Idioms

• 泪如雨下

• 痛哭流涕