破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào

to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

Characters

Character Meaning
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
涕 tì HSK 6
tears; nasal mucus
為 wéi
for; because of; to
笑 xiào HSK 2
smile; laugh; old variant of 笑xiào