expression, godan verb (-u)
a child's emotions change easily; the bird that cried now laughs
Proverb describing how quickly a child can switch from crying to laughing; used to comment on fickle or rapidly changing moods.
さっきまで泣いていたのに、もう笑っている。今泣いた烏がもう笑うとはこのことだ。
He was crying just a moment ago, and now he's laughing. This is exactly what the proverb 'the bird that cried now laughs' means.