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破涕为笑

pò tì wéi xiào

4-character word Traditional 破涕為笑

What 破涕为笑 means

1. to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

The characters in 破涕为笑

• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 涕tìtears; nasal mucus
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at

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