啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi · lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); between laughter and tears
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 啼笑皆非
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
very; really; unusual; extraordinary
笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
好笑hǎoxiàolaughable; funny; ridiculous
开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
笑话xiàohuajoke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4]); to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
非洲FēizhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]