似笑非笑

sì xiào fēi xiào

Dictionary entry

like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)

What does 似笑非笑 mean?

似笑非笑 (sì xiào fēi xiào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)

Character breakdown

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似shìused in 似的[shi4 de5]笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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How to pronounce 似笑非笑

似笑非笑

sì xiào fēi xiào

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