啼笑皆非
tí​xiào​jiē​fēi

to not know whether to laugh or cry

  • created reference approved 啼笑皆非 → 哭笑不得 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啼笑皆非 tí​xiào​jiē​fēi

    哭笑不得 kū​xiào​bù​dé

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 啼笑皆非 · tí​xiào​jiē​fēi · to not know whether to laugh or cry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    啼笑皆非

    tí​xiào​jiē​fēi

    to not know whether to laugh or cry

    literally meaning to be between laughter and tears; describes a situation that is both embarrassing and ridiculous, or finding someone's behavior both annoying and amusing

    啼 (literal) → 啼 · tí · to cry 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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