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传为笑柄 — “To become a laughingstock”

传为笑柄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become a laughingstock”. To be widely ridiculed. Literally, “Be passed down as a laughingstock”.

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传为笑柄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

传为笑柄 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
传
chuán6transmit, spread, biography
为
wéi4to be or to do
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule
柄
bǐng9handle, stalk, authority

Example Sentence with 传为笑柄

那位演员的拙劣表演,很快就传为笑柄,大家对此议论纷纷。
The actor's terrible performance quickly became a laughingstock, with everyone talking about it.

Idioms Related to 传为笑柄

Synonyms of 传为笑柄

  • chuán传wéi为xiào笑tán谈become a laughingstock

More idioms starting with 传

  • chuán传sān三guò过sì四spread rumors and gossip
  • chuán传wéi为jiā佳huà话become a celebrated tale
  • chuán传wéi为měi美tán谈become a popular admirable story
  • chuán传zhī之bù不xiǔ朽achieve everlasting fame
  • chuán传guī圭xí袭zǔ组Achieve fame and high office
  • chuán传zōng宗jiē接dài代continue the family line
  • chuán传bēi杯nòng弄jiǎ斝pass wine cups and make merry
  • chuán传bēi杯nòng弄zhǎn盏drink together at a banquet
  • chuán传bēi杯huàn换zhǎn盏drink together at a banquet
  • chuán传bēi杯sòng送zhǎn盏drink merrily together
  • chuán传bēi杯dì递zhǎn盏drink merrily in company

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What does 传为笑柄 mean?

传为笑柄 (chuán wéi xiào bǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become a laughingstock”.

How do you pronounce 传为笑柄?

传为笑柄 is pronounced chuán wéi xiào bǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 传为笑柄 literally mean?

Literally, 传为笑柄 means “Be passed down as a laughingstock”. It is used to mean “to become a laughingstock”.

What is the Chinese definition of 传为笑柄?

笑柄:被人取笑的材料。流传开去被人们当作取笑的资料。

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