啼笑皆非
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); between laughter and tears
idiom
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- (idiom) lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- between laughter and tears
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Related Words
哭笑不得(kū xiào bù dé)· lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
→一问三不知(yī wèn sān bù zhī)· lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
→如人饮水，冷暖自知(rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī)· the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
→真伪莫辨(zhēn wěi mò biàn)· can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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