very cheerful

very cheerful

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ NLI ǎ NCH ū NF ē ng, which means to describe happy mood and smiling face. It comes from the biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: full of spring breeze [antonym]: sad face

Idiom usage

She was in a good mood. She went on the quilt in a flurry, smiling all over her face. ——Li Zhun's biography of Li Shuangshuang

The origin of Idioms

In Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty, Chapter 13: "I saw the imperial envoy come out of the cabin with a headband and a full face."