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Jyutping tau1 siu3
Pinyin tōu xiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to laugh up one's sleeve
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    偷偷​哋​笑​;​靜靜​雞​笑​;​收​收埋​埋​咁​笑​;​唔​張揚​咁​笑
    to snicker; to titter; to laugh in a suppressed way
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to giggle; to silently giggle; to secretly laugh; to laugh in one's sleeve
  2. verb, figuratively
    to be content or grateful that even something less than ideal occurs
    • 冰館都關門了,沒人潮了,怎麼可能有人願意花這麼多錢買這個店面,若是五千萬元成交都偷笑了!
      冰馆都关门了,没人潮了,怎么可能有人愿意花这么多钱买这个店面,若是五千万元成交都偷笑了!
      bīng guǎn dōu guān mén le , méi rén cháo le , zěn me kě néng yǒu rén yuàn yì huā zhè me duō qián mǎi zhè ge diàn miàn , ruò shì wǔ qiān wàn yuán chéng jiāo dōu tōu xiào le !
      The shaved ice shop is closing, and the tide of people has died down. Who would be willing to buy this shop with such a large sum? If the deal can be closed with 50 million dollars, I'd be content with it!
    • “你為什麼不給我單獨訂一間房?”夏宇不爽地問我。
      “我出錢,你有地方住就該偷笑了!還應該愉快的説謝謝呢!”
      “你为什么不给我单独订一间房?”夏宇不爽地问我。
      “我出钱,你有地方住就该偷笑了!还应该愉快的说谢谢呢!”
      “ nǐ wèi shén me bù gěi wǒ dān dú dìng yī jiān fáng ? ” xià yǔ bù shuǎng dì wèn wǒ . 5 “ wǒ chū qián , nǐ yǒu dì fāng zhù jiù gāi tōu xiào le ! hái yìng gāi yú kuài de shuō xiè xiè ne ! ”
      "Why didn't you book a separate room for me?" Xia Yu asked me in a bad mood.
      "I'm paying, so you should just be content that you even have a place to live in! You should actually say thank you gladly!"
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    看到老师穿反了衣服,学生们偷偷笑了。
    看到老師穿反了衣服,學生們偷偷笑了。
    kàn dào lǎo shī chuān fǎn le yī fu , xué sheng men tōu tōu xiào le 。
    • The students laughed under their breath when they saw that the teacher had put on his sweater backwards.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    赚大钱?做得住都偷笑啦!
    賺大錢?做得住都偷笑啦!
    zaan6 daai6 cin2? zou6 dak1 zyu6 dou1 tau1 siu3 laa1!
    • Making a fortune? One should be blissful that it still survives!
  2. Cantonese
    偷笑
    偷笑
    tau1 siu3
    • to laugh up one's sleeve
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    冰馆都关门了,没人潮了,怎么可能有人愿意花这么多钱买这个店面,若是五千万元成交都偷笑了!
    冰館都關門了,沒人潮了,怎麼可能有人願意花這麼多錢買這個店面,若是五千萬元成交都偷笑了!
    bīng guǎn dōu guān mén le , méi rén cháo le , zěn me kě néng yǒu rén yuàn yì huā zhè me duō qián mǎi zhè ge diàn miàn , ruò shì wǔ qiān wàn yuán chéng jiāo dōu tōu xiào le !
    • The shaved ice shop is closing, and the tide of people has died down. Who would be willing to buy this shop with such a large sum? If the deal can be closed with 50 million dollars, I'd be content with it!
  2. Mandarin
    “你为什么不给我单独订一间房?”夏宇不爽地问我。“我出钱,你有地方住就该偷笑了!还应该愉快的说谢谢呢!”
    “你為什麼不給我單獨訂一間房?”夏宇不爽地問我。“我出錢,你有地方住就該偷笑了!還應該愉快的説謝謝呢!”
    “ nǐ wèi shén me bù gěi wǒ dān dú dìng yī jiān fáng ? ” xià yǔ bù shuǎng dì wèn wǒ . 5 “ wǒ chū qián , nǐ yǒu dì fāng zhù jiù gāi tōu xiào le ! hái yìng gāi yú kuài de shuō xiè xiè ne ! ”
    • "Why didn't you book a separate room for me?" Xia Yu asked me in a bad mood.
      "I'm paying, so you should just be content that you even have a place to live in! You should actually say thank you gladly!"