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哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
Pinyin
Definition
哄堂大笑
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hōng táng dà xiào
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
Character Decomposition
哄
口
艹
一
八
堂
⺌
冖
口
土
大
大
笑
⺮
㇒
大
Related Words
(20)
笑
xiào
1
old variant of 笑[xiào]
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
偷笑
tōu xiào
1
to laugh up one's sleeve
傻笑
shǎ xiào
1
to giggle
2
to laugh foolishly
3
to smirk
4
to simper
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
冷笑
lěng xiào
1
to sneer
2
to laugh grimly
3
grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
4
bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
冷笑话
lěng xiào huà
1
joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan
加大
jiā dà
1
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
1
Canada
2
Canadian
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
博大
bó dà
1
enormous
2
broad
3
extensive
Idioms
(20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
1
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2
the pot calls the kettle black
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
1
to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
2
to laugh it off
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
1
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
1
high-sounding
2
dignified
3
pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
1
lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
2
fig. to gradually attain proficiency
3
to attain a higher level
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
1
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
2
both funny and extremely embarrassing
3
between laughter and tears
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
1
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
2
between laughter and tears
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
1
grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
2
beaming with happiness
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
1
to wail
2
to bawl (idiom)
Sample Sentences