as cheerful as a lark
Cheering, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Hu ā NH ū Qu è Yu è, happy to jump like a sparrow. Describe a scene of great joy. It comes from Zhuangzi zaiyou written by Zhuang Zhou.
The origin of Idioms
Zhuang Zhou's Zhuangzi zaiyou: "Hongmeng side will swim with joy."
Idiom usage
It's a combination; it's a predicate, an attribute and an adverbial; it's commendatory. When the news came, everyone got up immediately.
Analysis of Idioms
The opposite is sad, heartbroken and disillusioned
as cheerful as a lark
The boundary of Chu and Han River - chǔ jiè hàn hé