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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

少 shào few, less, inadequate
女 nǚ woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
露 lù dew; bare, open, exposed
笑 xiào smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
臉 liǎn face; cheek; reputation
婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
半 bàn half
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed
全 quán maintain, keep whole or intact