1. dirty jokes2. jokes of a visceral nature
erhua variant of 逗笑[dòu xiào]
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
1. to pretend to look happy2. to force oneself to smile
(idiom) to look at each other and smile
眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào HSK 7–9 1. brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy2. all smiles
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
to double up with laughter (idiom)
1. to laugh one's head off2. ridiculous3. jaw-dropping
to split one's sides laughing
canned laughter; laugh track
1. to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened2. to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
1. lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness2. abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
1. to put on a fake smile (idiom)2. to smile insincerely
笑贫不笑娼 笑貧不笑娼 xiào pín bù xiào chāng 1. the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty2. lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
1. (lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)2. (fig.) the pot calls the kettle black
see 嬉皮笑脸[xī pí xiào liǎn]
1. to smirk2. to grin wickedly3. to snicker
to be angry about sth but also find it laughable
(folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiǎo bēi] (both blocks flat side up); ambiguous or noncommittal response from a deity
(bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
1. funny bits2. humorous parts3. jokes4. punchline+1 条 (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
erhua variant of 笑脸[xiào liǎn]
1. amused by even the weakest joke2. ready to laugh at the smallest thing
(coll.) transgressive humor that treats tragedy, suffering, or other morally sensitive topics as jokes (implying that laughing would send one to hell)
1. entertaining2. hilarious
1. a novice making a fool of himself2. to make oneself ridiculous before experts
兰陵笑笑生 蘭陵笑笑生 lán líng xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[jīn píng méi]
龟笑鳖无尾 龜笑鱉無尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi 1. lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)2. fig. the pot calling the kettle black
又好气又好笑 又好氣又好笑 yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào annoyed and amused in equal measure
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
好气又好笑 好氣又好笑 hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào see 又好气又好笑[yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào]