Four-letter words containing the word "laugh"

1. Can’t laugh or cry? [ kū xiào bù dé ]?

Interpretation: Neither crying nor laughing, describing an embarrassing situation and not knowing what to do.

Source: Yuan·Gao'andao's "The Cobbler Lies": "A good one, a bad one, you can't cry, you can't laugh."

Translation: A good one, a bad one , neither crying nor laughing.

2. Laughter and Yankai [xiào zhú yán kāi]

Definition: A cheerful smile, looking very happy.

Source: Ming Dynasty Ling Shuchu's "Surprise at the First Moment": "The mother has just turned from worry to joy, smiling and saying: 'Thankfully, my son has a great life, and there is a time to work hard.'"

3. Talking and laughing [yǒu shuō yǒu xiào]?

Definition: Talking and laughing. The description is very cheerful.

Source: Chapter 5 of "Change of Love" by Wu Jianren of the Qing Dynasty: "Remembering last night, I was still talking and laughing, how interesting it was to be in love with each other, but the situation has changed tonight."

4. Laughing dumbly [yǎ rán shī xiào]?

Definition: To laugh involuntarily when seeing or hearing something funny.

Source: Han Dynasty Zhao Ye's "Wuyue Chunqiu·Zhao Wang Yuanyu Biography": "Yu was dumb but laughed."

Translation: Yu then laughed involuntarily.

5. Xié jiān chǎn xiào ]?

Definition: Hunch your shoulders and pretend to smile. Describe the ugliness of flattering and flattering people.

Source: "Mencius·Teng Wen Gong": "Those who lie down and smile flatteringly are ill in Xia Qi."

Translation: hunch your shoulders, pretend to be respectful, and have a full face Laughing and trying to please others, listening to such people makes you more tired than working in the fields in the hot summer.