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破涕為笑

简破涕为笑 · 繁破涕為笑

Mandarin · pinyin pò tì wéi xiào

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4–4–2–4 · po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4

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(idiomatic) to turn from weeping to smiling, usually depicting a change in one's emotional state from being sad to being happy