哭笑不得 [－－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. between laughter and tears
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to feel confounded, mildly dumbfounded, or slightly flabbergasted in a polite sense, usually toward a familiar person in an awkward situation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2444
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我真是哭笑不得了。
    我真是哭笑不得了。
    wǒ zhēn shi kū xiào bù dé le 。
    • I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
  2. Mandarin
    我真是哭笑不得。
    我真是哭笑不得。
    wǒ zhēn shi kū xiào bù dé 。
    • I do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.
    • I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
  3. Mandarin
    我哭笑不得。
    我哭笑不得。
    wǒ kū xiào bù dé 。
    • I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
    • I don't know whether to laugh or cry.