啼笑皆非

tí xiào jiē fēi

Dictionary entry

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

What does 啼笑皆非 mean?

啼笑皆非 (tí xiào jiē fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

2between laughter and tears

Character breakdown

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啼tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly · (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]皆jiēall · each and every 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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啼笑皆非

tí xiào jiē fēi

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