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Jyutping fu2 siu3
Pinyin kǔ xiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to force a smile
  2. a bitter laugh
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    帶住​負面​情緒​強顏​而​笑
    to give a wry or forced smile
    • 人哋話佢因禍得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
      人哋话佢因祸得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
      jan4 dei6 waa6 keoi5 jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1, keoi5 wai4 jau5 fu2 siu3 laa1.
      Some people said that he came good out of a misfortune, he could only give a wry smile.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to smile a bitter smile; to force a smile; to smile wryly
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2450
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。
    中松為自己的愚蠢問題苦笑。
    zhōng sōng wèi zì jǐ de yú chǔn wèn tí kǔ xiào 。
    • Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人哋话佢因祸得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
    人哋話佢因禍得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
    jan4 dei6 waa6 keoi5 jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1, keoi5 wai4 jau5 fu2 siu3 laa1.
    • Some people said that he came good out of a misfortune, he could only give a wry smile.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    苦笑
    苦笑
    kǔ xiào
    • to force a smile