笑而不语

Traditional: 笑而不語

xiào ér bù yǔ

Dictionary entry

to smile but say nothing

What does 笑而不语 mean?

笑而不语 (xiào ér bù yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to smile but say nothing

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笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-语yǔdialect · language

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笑而不语

xiào ér bù yǔ

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