言笑晏晏

Chinese

		to talk and laugh	gentle, soft
simp. and trad. (言笑晏晏)		言笑	晏晏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánxiàoyànyàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánxiàoyànyàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshiawyannyann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

言笑晏晏

chatting and laughing harmoniously
- 總角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  总角之宴、言笑晏晏。信誓旦旦、不思其反。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Zǒngjiǎo zhī yàn, yánxiào yànyàn. Xìnshì dàndàn, bù sī qí fǎn. [Pinyin]
  In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot,
  Harmoniously we talked and laughed.
  Clearly were we sworn to good faith,
  And I did not think the engagement would be broken.

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