from the corners of one 's eyes a beaming smile spread over one 's whole countenance(méi huā yǎn xiào)

from the corners of one 's eyes a beaming smile spread over one 's whole countenance

Smiley eyes, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m é Ihu ā y ǎ nxi à o, which means to describe a very happy and excited look. From journey to the West.

Analysis of Idioms

Smile with flying eyes, smile with happy eyes

The origin of Idioms

The second chapter of Wu Chengen's journey to the West in Ming Dynasty: "when the monkey king heard about it, he was so happy that he scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks, and his eyes and eyes were smiling."

Idiom usage

Combined; used as attributive and adverbial; with commendatory meaning. The 21st chapter of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty: "take these two books to the light, and you can't help but smile and dance." In Chapter 122 of Xia Jingqu's Ye sou Pao Yan in Qing Dynasty, "on the day of the sun, the joy of red beans is so strong that you can enjoy it, and the joy of Luan blowing is so exhausted. The people in the whole family, seeing the strange meeting of flesh and blood, are all smiling and dazzled." Chapter 26 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: when young master Jia heard that the central hall appreciated his cigarette bottle, he immediately beamed and knew that Bao Songming had a lot to do with the central hall, so he explained this to him. The 48th chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom: after hearing it, the recommender was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Chapter 47 of "the wild old man's Expositions": "for the sake of human nature, if you are happy, you will smile, if you are angry, you will shake your arms." When he heard the congratulations, he gave his thanks. A friend by Ye Shengtao

Chinese PinYin : méi huā yǎn xiào