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哑然而笑

哑然而笑 — “To burst into laughter suddenly”

哑然而笑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to burst into laughter suddenly”. To let out an involuntary peal of laughter. Literally, “To laugh with a sudden sound”.

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哑然而笑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哑然而笑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哑
yǎ9mute, hoarse, dud
然
rán12thus, so, yes
而
ér6and, but, then
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule

Example Sentence with 哑然而笑

他听了那个滑稽的故事,不禁哑然而笑。
He couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing the humorous story.

Idioms Related to 哑然而笑

Synonyms of 哑然而笑

  • yǎ哑rán然dà大xiào笑burst into sudden loud laughter

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 哑然而笑

What does 哑然而笑 mean?

哑然而笑 (yǎ rán ér xiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to burst into laughter suddenly”.

How do you pronounce 哑然而笑?

哑然而笑 is pronounced yǎ rán ér xiào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 哑然而笑 literally mean?

Literally, 哑然而笑 means “to laugh with a sudden sound”. It is used to mean “to burst into laughter suddenly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 哑然而笑?

哑然:笑声。发出哑然的大笑声

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