少女露笑脸,婚事半成全 shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán

if the girl smiles, the marriage is half set

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
few; less; to lack
female; woman; daughter
to show; to reveal; to expose
smile; laugh; old variant of xiào
face
marriage; wedding; to marry
matter; thing; affair
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
to become; to succeed; to complete
all; whole; entire