嬉笑怒骂

Traditional: 嬉笑怒罵

xī xiào nù mà

Dictionary entry

lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)

What does 嬉笑怒骂 mean?

嬉笑怒骂 (xī xiào nù mà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)

2fig. all kinds of emotions

3to mock and scold

4(of writing) freely roving

5following the author's fancy

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

嬉xī(literary) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]怒NùNu ethnic group 骂màto scold · to abuse

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 嬉笑怒骂

嬉笑怒骂

xī xiào nù mà

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.