We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「啼笑皆非」, explained below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「啼笑皆非」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Cry: cry; neither: none of them. I don’t know whether to cry or laugh. I don’t know what to do. Describes an embarrassing situation or behavior that is both uncomfortable and funny.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tí xiào jiē fēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
