一笑了事 — “To laugh something off”
一笑了事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to laugh something off”. To dismiss a matter with a smile; to make light of a situation. Literally, “one laugh ends matter”.
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一笑了事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
一笑了事 Character Breakdown
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面对同事不小心泼洒咖啡的小意外，他选择一笑了事，没有责怪对方。
Faced with the minor accident of a colleague accidentally spilling coffee, he chose to laugh it off and didn't blame them.
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Open the tool →Questions about 一笑了事
What does 一笑了事 mean?
一笑了事 (yī xiào le shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to laugh something off”.
How do you pronounce 一笑了事?
一笑了事 is pronounced yī xiào le shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一笑了事 literally mean?
Literally, 一笑了事 means “one laugh ends matter”. It is used to mean “to laugh something off”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一笑了事?
笑一笑就算了事，指不予重视。同“一笑了之”。