| 破涕为笑 |
pò tì wéi xiào |
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness |
| 破 |
pò |
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of |
| 涕 |
tì |
tears / nasal mucus |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 笑 |
xiào |
old variant of 笑 |
| 笑 |
xiào |
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at |