精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 眉飞色舞 眉飛色舞 méi fēi sè wǔ smiles of exultation / radiant with delight syn 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng radiant with joy syn 容光焕发 容光煥發 róng guāng huàn fā face glowing (idiom) / looking radiant / all smiles syn 艳如桃李 艷如桃李 yàn rú táo lǐ lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty 金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant 光冲量 光衝量 guāng chōng liàng radiant exposure 煝 mèi be radiant / flaming / drought 燡 yì blazing / radiant 焞 tūn bright / radiant / Taiwan pr. [chun2] 容华绝代 容華絕代 róng huá jué dài to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom) 地暖 dì nuǎn underfloor heating / radiant floor heating 幸福 xìng fú happiness / happy / blessed syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] syn 安乐 安樂 ān lè peace and happiness syn 极乐 極樂 jí lè bliss / extreme happiness 康乐 康樂 kāng lè peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) syn 欢悦 歡悅 huān yuè happiness / joy / to be happy / to be joyous syn 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 喜 xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad syn 福 fú good fortune / happiness / luck syn 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom) 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) syn 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 转悲为喜 轉悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom) syn 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng endless happiness (idiom) 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 囍 xǐ double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn xī duì bǐ to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom) 冥福 míng fú afterlife happiness 另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú the more sons, the more happiness (idiom) 意乐 意樂 yì lè joy / happiness 欿然 kǎn rán dissatisfied / discontented / lacking happiness 潭祉 tán zhǐ great happiness 祉禄 祉祿 zhǐ lù happiness and wealth 福田 fú tián field for growing happiness / domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) 遐祉 xiá zhǐ lasting blessings / lasting happiness 遐福 xiá fú great and lasting happiness / lasting blessings 金钱不能买来幸福 金錢不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 回归快乐计划 回歸快樂計劃 return-to-happiness programme 喜饼 喜餅 xǐ bǐng double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement 离苦得乐 離苦得樂 lí kǔ dé lè to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism) 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 