啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- between laughter and tears
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啼
- 啼哭 tí kū ㄊㄧˊ ㄎㄨ tai4 huk1 to cry
- 啼啭 啼囀 tí zhuàn ㄊㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ tai4 zyun2 to call sweetly (of birds)
- 啼声 啼聲 tí shēng ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄥ tai4 seng1 ululation
- 悲啼 bēi tí ㄅㄟ ㄊㄧˊ bei1 tai4 to wail with grief
- 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí ㄎㄨ ˙ㄎㄨ ㄊㄧˊ ㄊㄧˊ huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4 to weep endlessly
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- 啼饥号寒 啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
- 尖声啼哭 尖聲啼哭 jiān shēng tí kū ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧˊ ㄎㄨ zim1 seng1 tai4 huk1 squeal
- 杜鹃啼血 杜鵑啼血 dù juān tí xuè ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢ ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄩㄝˋ dou6 gyun1 tai4 hyut3 lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
- 柳啼花怨 liǔ tí huā yuàn ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˋ lau5 tai4 faa1 jyun3 desolate
笑
- 冷笑 lěng xiào ㄌㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ laang5 siu3 to sneer
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 可笑 kě xiào ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ho2 siu3 funny
- 嘲笑 cháo xiào ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ zaau1 siu3 to jeer at
- 好笑 hǎo xiào ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hou2 siu3 laughable; funny; ridiculous
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- 嬉笑 xī xiào ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hei1 siu3 to be laughing and playing
- 微笑 wēi xiào ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 siu3 smile
- 耻笑 恥笑 chǐ xiào ㄔˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ci2 siu3 to sneer at sb
- 搞笑 gǎo xiào ㄍㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gaau2 siu3 to get people to laugh
- 玩笑 wán xiào ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ wun6 siu3 to joke
- 笑容 xiào róng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ siu3 jung4 smile
- 笑声 笑聲 xiào shēng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ siu3 seng1 laughter
- 笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ siu3 lim5 smiling face
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
- 讥笑 譏笑 jī xiào ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gei1 siu3 to sneer
- 笑嘻嘻 xiào xī xī ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ siu3 hei1 hei1 grinning
- 笑话儿 笑話兒 xiào hua r ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ ㄦ siu3 waa6 ji4 erhua form of 笑话
- 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi1 waan4 siu3 to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
皆
- 比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ bei2 bei2 gaai1 si6 can be found everywhere
- 皆可 jiē kě ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄜˇ gaai1 ho2 both OK
- 皆因 jiē yīn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄣ gaai1 jan1 simply because
- 皆然 jiē rán ㄐㄧㄝ ㄖㄢˊ gaai1 jin4 to be all the same way (literary)
- 尽皆 盡皆 jìn jiē ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zeon6 gaai1 all
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- 人人皆知 rén rén jiē zhī ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jan4 jan4 gaai1 zi1 known to everyone
- 人尽皆知 人盡皆知 rén jìn jiē zhī ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jan4 zeon6 gaai1 zi1 see 尽人皆知
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cyun4 man4 gaai1 bing1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
- 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄨㄥ sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
- 妇孺皆知 婦孺皆知 fù rú jiē zhī ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
- 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄟ jau5 hau2 gaai1 bei1 every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
- 满盘皆输 滿盤皆輸 mǎn pán jiē shū ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄨ mun5 pun4 gaai1 syu1 see 一著不慎，一着不慎，满盘皆输
- 皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
- 皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 jiē dà huān xǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 to everyone's delight and satisfaction
- 尽人皆知 盡人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 known by everyone (idiom); well known
- 众口皆碑 眾口皆碑 zhòng kǒu jiē bēi ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄟ zung3 hau2 gaai1 bei1 to be praised by everyone
- 老少皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧˊ lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4 suitable for both the young and the old
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
非
- 并非 並非 bìng fēi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄟ bing6 fei1 really isn't
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 无非 無非 wú fēi ㄨˊ ㄈㄟ mou4 fei1 only
- 莫非 mò fēi ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ mok6 fei1 can it be possible that
- 除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
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- 非凡 fēi fán ㄈㄟ ㄈㄢˊ fei1 faan4 out of the ordinary
- 非常 fēi cháng ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 soeng4 very; really
- 非得 fēi děi ㄈㄟ ㄉㄟˇ fei1 dak1 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
- 非法 fēi fǎ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄚˇ fei1 faat3 illegal
- 非洲 Fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 Africa
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 无可厚非 無可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄟ mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1 see 未可厚非
- 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄟ min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1 nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
- 中非 Zhōng Fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 China-Africa
- 中非 Zhōng fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 Central Africa
- 北非 Běi Fēi ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄟ bak1 fei1 North Africa
- 南非 Nán fēi ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ naam4 fei1 South Africa
- 单非 單非 dān fēi ㄉㄢ ㄈㄟ daan1 fei1 a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
- 官非 guān fēi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄟ gun1 fei1 lawsuit (from Cantonese)
- 东非 東非 Dōng fēi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ dung1 fei1 East Africa