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An idiom for heart-to-heart communication
拈華微笑 is a Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhist title that relays the idea of “heart-to-heart communication,” or “thought transference.”
The literal translation is, “holding a flower and subtly smiling,” or “the holding of a flower with a subtle smile.” It is the visual act and emotion that communicates more volume than words can say.
天道酬勤 can be interpreted in a few different ways:
God blesses those who work hard.
It is the way of Heaven to smile on the diligent.
God will reward those that are worthy.
Heaven blesses those who are diligent.
Whichever translation you like, a scroll like this on your wall may serve as a reminder to work hard because your diligence will pay off both in this life and the next.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
欣 is the type of happiness that you feel on the inside. It is the feeling of being released and delighted as well as being in a state of contentment. 欣 is more the internal happiness that perhaps only shows by the smile on your face. It can also be translated as “to take pleasure in” or “to rejoice.”
Note: 欣 is often used in compound words - especially in Korean Hanja.
As Japanese Kanji, this is so rare, that most Japanese people are not aware of its existence.
See Also: Happiness
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
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your smile search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
笑 see styles |
xiào xiao4 hsiao warau わらう |
More info & calligraphy: Laugh / Smile(abbreviation) (slang) LOL; haha; (female given name) Warau to laugh |
拈華微笑 拈华微笑 see styles |
niān huá wéi xiào nian1 hua2 wei2 xiao4 nien hua wei hsiao nengemishou / nengemisho ねんげみしょう |
More info & calligraphy: Holding Flowers with Subtle Smilethe holding of a flower and the subtle smile |
听 see styles |
yǐn yin3 yin |
smile (archaic) |
哂 see styles |
shěn shen3 shen |
(literary) to smile; to sneer |
唹 see styles |
yú yu2 yü |
to smile at |
莞 see styles |
wǎn wan3 wan kanji かんじ |
smile (kana only) softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani); (personal name) Kanji |
一笑 see styles |
isshou / issho いっしょう |
(noun/participle) laugh; smile; (female given name) Hitoe |
乾笑 干笑 see styles |
gān xiào gan1 xiao4 kan hsiao |
to give a hollow laugh; to force a smile; forced laugh; CL:聲|声[sheng1] |
作り see styles |
tsukuri つくり |
(1) making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure; (2) appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); (3) build; physique; (4) (See 御作り) sashimi; (prefix noun) (5) forced (smile, etc.) |
冷笑 see styles |
lěng xiào leng3 xiao4 leng hsiao reishou / resho れいしょう |
to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (noun, transitive verb) sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile |
含笑 see styles |
hán xiào han2 xiao4 han hsiao gonshō |
to have a smile on one's face to contain a smile (?) |
咲い see styles |
warai わらい |
(1) laugh; laughter; (2) smile; (3) sneer; (4) sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.) |
咲う see styles |
warau わらう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to laugh; (2) to smile; (3) to sneer; to ridicule; (4) to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted |
嗤い see styles |
warai わらい |
(1) laugh; laughter; (2) smile; (3) sneer; (4) sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.) |
嗤う see styles |
warau わらう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to laugh; (2) to smile; (3) to sneer; to ridicule; (4) to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted |
奸笑 see styles |
jiān xiào jian1 xiao4 chien hsiao |
evil smile; sinister smile |
媚笑 see styles |
mèi xiào mei4 xiao4 mei hsiao bishou / bisho びしょう |
enchanting smile charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention |
嬌笑 see styles |
kyoushou / kyosho きょうしょう |
(noun/participle) charming smile |
崩す see styles |
kuzusu くずす |
(transitive verb) (1) to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level; (transitive verb) (2) to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky; (transitive verb) (3) to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; (transitive verb) (4) (oft. 札を崩す, etc.) to break (a bill); to change; to make change; (transitive verb) (5) (oft. as 字を崩す) to write in cursive style; to write in running style; (transitive verb) (6) (as 顔を崩す, etc.) to break into a smile; to let off a smile; (transitive verb) (7) to lower (a price) |
微笑 see styles |
wēi xiào wei1 xiao4 wei hsiao bishou / bisho びしょう |
smile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile (n,vs,vi) smile; (female given name) Mishou a [small] smile |
慘笑 惨笑 see styles |
cǎn xiào can3 xiao4 ts`an hsiao tsan hsiao |
bitter smile |
暗喜 see styles |
àn xǐ an4 xi3 an hsi |
hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans |
會心 会心 see styles |
huì xīn hui4 xin1 hui hsin |
knowing (of a smile, look etc) See: 会心 |
會意 会意 see styles |
huì yì hui4 yi4 hui i |
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc) See: 会意 |
欣笑 see styles |
xīn xiào xin1 xiao4 hsin hsiao gonshō |
happily smile |
泣笑 see styles |
nakiwarai なきわらい |
(noun/participle) smile while crying |
燦笑 灿笑 see styles |
càn xiào can4 xiao4 ts`an hsiao tsan hsiao |
to smile brightly |
破顏 破颜 see styles |
pò yán po4 yan2 p`o yen po yen |
to break into a smile; (of flowers) to open |
破顔 see styles |
hagan はがん |
(n,vs,vi) giving a broad smile |
笑い see styles |
warai わらい |
(1) laugh; laughter; (2) smile; (3) sneer; (4) sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Happy Laughter | 歡笑 欢笑 | huān xiào huan1 xiao4 huan xiao huanxiao | huan hsiao huanhsiao |
|
Holding Flowers with Subtle Smile | 拈華微笑 拈华微笑 | nenge misho nengemisho | niān huá wēi xiào nian1 hua2 wei1 xiao4 nian hua wei xiao nianhuaweixiao | nien hua wei hsiao nienhuaweihsiao |
Heaven Blesses the Diligent | 天道酬勤 | tiān dào chóu qín tian1 dao4 chou2 qin2 tian dao chou qin tiandaochouqin | t`ien tao ch`ou ch`in tientaochouchin tien tao chou chin |
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Happy | 欣 | kin | xīn / xin1 / xin | hsin |
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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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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