言笑晏晏

Chinese

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

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 58 (《詩經·衞風·氓》):

總角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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总角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánxiàoyànyàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánxiàoyànyàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánsiàoyànyàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-hsiao⁴-yen⁴-yen⁴
    • Yale: yán-syàu-yàn-yàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshiawyannyann
    • Palladius: яньсяояньянь (janʹsjaojanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

言笑晏晏

1. chatting and laughing harmoniously