笑谈 笑談
笑谈 笑談 xiào tán ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄢˊ siu3 taam4
- object of ridicule
- laughingstock
- to laugh over sth
- to make light chat
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More words with these characters
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
谈 談
- 交谈 交談 jiāo tán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄢˊ gaau1 taam4 to discuss; to converse
- 座谈 座談 zuò tán ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ zo6 taam4 to have an informal discussion
- 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ coeng3 taam4 to talk freely
- 会谈 會談 huì tán ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˊ wui6 taam4 talks
- 洽谈 洽談 qià tán ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄢˊ hap6 taam4 to discuss
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- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 访谈 訪談 fǎng tán ㄈㄤˇ ㄊㄢˊ fong2 taam4 to visit and discuss
- 谈判 談判 tán pàn ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄢˋ taam4 pun3 to negotiate
- 谈到 談到 tán dào ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ taam4 dou3 to refer to
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谈论 談論 tán lùn ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ taam4 leon6 to discuss; to talk about
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 面谈 面談 miàn tán ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ min6 taam4 face-to-face meeting
- 座谈会 座談會 zuò tán huì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zo6 taam4 wui2 conference
- 谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng ㄊㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ taam4 bat1 soeng5 to be out of the question
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 侈谈 侈談 chǐ tán ㄔˇ ㄊㄢˊ ci2 taam4 to prate
- 健谈 健談 jiàn tán ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ gin6 taam4 entertaining in conversation
- 倾谈 傾談 qīng tán ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ king1 taam4 to have a good talk
- 免谈 免談 miǎn tán ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄢˊ min5 taam4 out of the question; pointless to discuss it
Idioms with these characters
- 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 zi1 jat1 siu3 (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
- 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào ㄏㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hung6 tong4 daai6 siu3 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ huk1 siu3 bat1 dak1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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- 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
- 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào ㄆㄥˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ pung2 fuk1 daai6 siu3 (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ po3 tai3 wai4 siu3 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
- 似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
- 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)
- 相视而笑 相視而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ soeng1 si6 ji4 siu3 (idiom) to look at each other and smile
- 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ ㄊㄢˊ wan6 wai4 jat1 taam4 to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
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- 街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng yì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧˋ gaai1 taam4 hong6 ji5 (idiom) town gossip
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4 an old observation (idiom)
- 撇开不谈 撇開不談 piē kāi bù tán ㄆㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ pit3 hoi1 bat1 taam4 to ignore an issue (idiom)
- 奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ kei4 taam4 gwaai3 leon6 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
- 谈古论今 談古論今 tán gǔ lùn jīn ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ taam4 gu2 leon6 gam1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
Example sentences
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笑谈 笑談 之中 有 至 理 。
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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壮志 壯志 饥 飢 餐 胡 虏 虜 肉 ， 笑谈 笑談 渴 饮 飲 匈奴 血 。 待 从头 從頭 、 收拾 旧 舊 山河 ， 朝天 阙 闕 。
With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.
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