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哑然自笑

哑然自笑 — “To laugh to oneself involuntarily”

哑然自笑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to laugh to oneself involuntarily”. To give a faint, involuntary chuckle, often due to a sudden realization or amusement at one's own thoughts.

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哑然自笑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哑然自笑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哑
yǎ9mute, hoarse, dud
然
rán12thus, so, yes
自
zì6from, self, naturally
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule

Example Sentence with 哑然自笑

读到书中精彩之处,他哑然自笑起来,觉得作者实在巧妙
As he read a particularly brilliant passage in the book, he chuckled to himself, finding the author's wit truly ingenious.

Idioms Related to 哑然自笑

Synonyms of 哑然自笑

  • yǎ哑rán然yī一xiào笑burst into laughter involuntarily
  • yǎ哑rán然shī失xiào笑burst out laughing inadvertently

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 哑然自笑

What does 哑然自笑 mean?

哑然自笑 (yǎ rán zì xiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to laugh to oneself involuntarily”.

How do you pronounce 哑然自笑?

哑然自笑 is pronounced yǎ rán zì xiào in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 哑然自笑?

哑然:笑声。情不自禁地笑出声来

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