Xiào yī xiào, shí nián shào; (chóu yī chóu, báile tóu).*

笑一笑十年少, (愁一愁白了頭)。

Lit Smile [and feel] ten years younger; (worry, [and you'll] become white haired).

Fig Smiling makes one younger; (worrying makes one age).

Note [Rhyme; see also nǎo yī nǎo and xiào kǒu cháng kāi above.]

Topics AGE FEELINGS LAUGHTER rhyme SMILES WORRIES YOUTH