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笑 simply means to laugh or smile.
Notes: In some contexts, it can mean “ridicule” in Korean Hanja. 笑 is not often seen alone in Japanese, though it is understood.
In English, the word order shown in the title is the most natural or popular. In Chinese, the natural order is a little different:
The first character means laugh (sometimes means smile).
The second character means love.
The last two characters mean “live” as in “to be alive” or “pursue life.”
Please note: 笑愛生活 is not a normal phrase in that it does not have a subject, verb, or object. It is a word list. Word lists are not common in Asian languages/grammar (at least not as normal as in English). We only added this entry because so many people requested it.
We put the characters in the order shown above, as it almost makes a single word with the meaning “A life of laughter and love.” It's a made-up word, but it sounds good in Chinese.
We removed the Japanese pronunciation guide from this entry, as the professional Japanese translator deemed it "near nonsense" from a Japanese perspective. Choose this only if your audience is Chinese and you want the fewest-possible characters to express this idea.
In Korean, this would be 소애생활 or "so ae saeng hwar" but I have not confirmed that this makes sense in Korean.
大笑 can be translated as “roar of laughter,” “loud laughter,” “hearty laugh,” or “cachinnation.”
The first character means big or great, and the second means to laugh or smile.
If you like humor, this is a great wall scroll to hang in your home.
See Also: The Whole Room Rocks With Laughter
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
笑う門には福来る see styles |
waraukadonihafukukitaru わらうかどにはふくきたる |
(expression) (proverb) (from Chi: 打開笑門福自來) laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile |
Variations: |
waraukadonihafukukitaru わらうかどにはふくきたる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Laugh Smile | 笑 | e / shou / wa e / sho / wa | xiào / xiao4 / xiao | hsiao |
Live Laugh Love | 笑愛生活 笑爱生活 | xiào ài shēng huó xiao4 ai4 sheng1 huo2 xiao ai sheng huo xiaoaishenghuo | hsiao ai sheng huo hsiaoaishenghuo |
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Happy Laughter | 歡笑 欢笑 | huān xiào huan1 xiao4 huan xiao huanxiao | huan hsiao huanhsiao |
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Roar of Laughter Big Laughs | 大笑 | taishou / taisho | dà xiào / da4 xiao4 / da xiao / daxiao | ta hsiao / tahsiao |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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