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哭笑不得 (huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

哭笑不得 (huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1, kū xiào bù dé) — lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 哭泣 (huk1 jap1) — (verb) Cry
• 哭 (huk1) — to cry; to weep
• 哭哭啼啼 (huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4) — to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
• 哭喊 (huk1 haam3) — to wail
• 哭喪 (huk1 song1) — to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
• 哭喪棒 (huk1 song1 paang5) — mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety

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