一笑了之

yī xiào liǎo zhī

Dictionary entry

to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)

What does 一笑了之 mean?

一笑了之 (yī xiào liǎo zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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一笑了之

yī xiào liǎo zhī

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