àn​xiào

to snigger

  • created reference approved 暗笑 → 窃笑/竊笑 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗笑 àn​xiào

    窃笑 / 竊笑 qiè​xiào

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 暗笑 · àn​xiào · to snigger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗笑

    àn​xiào

    to snigger

    to secretly deride someone; to laugh behind someone's back

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to ridicule

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 暗笑 · àn​xiào · to smile inwardly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗笑

    àn​xiào

    to smile inwardly

    to be secretly amused or happy; to laugh to oneself without showing it

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

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

    created sense