Smile with sorrow
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi à NCH ó usu à Xi à o, which means to relieve sorrow and seek happiness. It's from preface to Lu Yuan Cong Hua.
The origin of Idioms
Sun Yuanxiang's preface to Lu Yuan Cong Hua in the Qing Dynasty: "the owner of Lu Yuan wrote 20 volumes of Cong Hua in his spare time, saying:" I'm so sad that I can't laugh. "
Idiom usage
As predicate or object; used in life.
Smile with sorrow