喜上眉梢 (hei2 seung5 mei4 saau1) — to shine with joy in Cantonese

heiˊ²seungˏ₅meiˎ₄saauˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: xi3 shang4 mei2 shao1

Meaning of 喜上眉梢

nounto shine with joy

Example Sentences with 喜上眉梢

keoiˏ₅ge˗₃jyunˊ²mongˍ₆zungˉ¹jyuˉ¹daatˍ₆sing4, heiˊ²soengˏ₅meiˎ₄siu1, munˏ₅滿waaiˎ₄funˉ¹hei1.
His wish was finally fulfilled, making him overjoyed.
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