Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「嘻笑怒罵」, explained here.
The Chinese idiom 「嘻笑怒罵」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
① Refers to different emotional expressions such as playfulness, laughter, anger, and cursing. ② Refers to not sticking to the rules and expressing oneself freely and spontaneously. ③Mockery and insult.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xī xiào nù mà
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei1 siu3 nou6 ma6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
