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to weep
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry
to make
to cry loudly
to bawl
sound of weeping
to weep
to cry bitterly
to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
to wail
to bawl, disturbing others
to bewail one's poverty
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I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
Source: Tatoeba #387615 · CC BY 2.0 FRI do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.
Source: Tatoeba #1946774 · CC BY 2.0 FRI don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
Source: Tatoeba #8280965 · CC BY 2.0 FREveryone cried except me.
Source: Tatoeba #11937827 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.