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哑然失笑 — “To be unable to keep from laughing”

哑然失笑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to keep from laughing”. To burst out laughing inadvertently; to laugh involuntarily. Literally, “silently burst into laughter”.

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哑然失笑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哑然失笑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哑
yǎ9mute, hoarse, dud
然
rán12thus, so, yes
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule

Example Sentence with 哑然失笑

她看完那段视频,被里面的滑稽场景逗得哑然失笑。
After watching that video, she couldn't help but burst into silent laughter at the funny scenes.

Idioms Related to 哑然失笑

Synonyms of 哑然失笑

  • rěn忍jùn俊bù不jīn禁unable to hold back laughter
  • qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings

Antonyms of 哑然失笑

  • hōng哄táng堂dà大xiào笑the whole room roars with laughter
  • tòng痛kū哭liú流tì涕weep bitterly and shed copious tears

More idioms starting with 哑

  • yǎ哑kǒu口wú无shēng声Rendered speechless
  • yǎ哑kǒu口wú无yán言rendered speechless
  • yā哑yā哑xué学yǔ语baby babbling, learning to speak
  • yǎ哑zǐ子zuò做mèng梦have an inexpressible grievance
  • yǎ哑zǐ子chī吃huáng黄lián连suffer in silence
  • yǎ哑zǐ子chī吃huáng黄lián连,,shuō说bu不chū出de的kǔ苦unspeakable bitterness suffered in silence
  • yǎ哑zǐ子xún寻mèng梦unable to express a grievance
  • yǎ哑zi子dé得mèng梦inexpressible understanding or feeling
  • yǎ哑zǐ子tuō托mèng梦unable to express a hidden grievance
  • yǎ哑zi子màn漫cháng尝huáng黄bò柏wèi味,,zì自jiā家yǒu有kǔ苦zì自jiā家zhī知to suffer in silence
  • yǎ哑ba巴kuī亏unutterable wrong or grievance
  • yǎ哑ba巴chī吃huáng黄lián连,,yǒu有kǔ苦shuō说bu不chū出suffer in silence

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Questions about 哑然失笑

What does 哑然失笑 mean?

哑然失笑 (yǎ rán shī xiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to keep from laughing”.

How do you pronounce 哑然失笑?

哑然失笑 is pronounced yǎ rán shī xiào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 哑然失笑 literally mean?

Literally, 哑然失笑 means “silently burst into laughter”. It is used to mean “to be unable to keep from laughing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 哑然失笑?

失笑:忍不住地笑起来。禁不住笑出声来。

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