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啼笑皆非
tí​xiào​jiē​fēi

to not know whether to laugh or cry

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 啼 tí noun
    to cry
    (bound form) to cry or weep aloud
  2. 笑 xiào verb
    to smile or laugh
    to have a happy expression on one's face or make sounds expressing joy; to smile; to laugh
  3. 皆 jiē adverb
    all
    all; every; each and every; in all cases. Literary equivalent to 都 dōu.
  4. 非 fēi verb
    not be
    to not be; to not belong to; equivalent to 是 shì in its negative form