"啼笑皆非" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/, /tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/, /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/, /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/, /tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/, /tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/, /tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/, /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/ Chinese transliterations: tíxiàojiēfēi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tai⁴ siu³ gaai¹ fei¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], thî-chhiò-kai-hui [Hokkien, POJ], ti⁵ cio³ gai¹ hui¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], tíxiàojiēfēi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tísiàojiefei [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻi²-hsiao⁴-chieh¹-fei¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tí-syàu-jyē-fēi [Mandarin, Yale], tyishiawjiefei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тисяоцзефэй [Mandarin, Palladius], tisjaoczefɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], tàih siu gāai fēi [Cantonese, Yale], tai⁴ siu³ gaai¹ fei¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tei⁴ xiu³ gai¹ féi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], thî-tshiò-kai-hui [Hokkien, Tai-lo], tichioirkai'huy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], thî tshiò kai hui [POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 啼笑皆非
  1. to be so ridiculous that it is both saddening and provokes laughter at the same time Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-啼笑皆非-zh-phrase-NfqE8hsw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ"
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      "zh-pron": "tai⁴ siu³ gaai¹ fei¹"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tàih siu gāai fēi"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tai⁴ siu³ gaai¹ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tei⁴ xiu³ gai¹ féi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thî-tshiò-kai-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tichioirkai'huy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "thî tshiò kai hui"
    },
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        "Teochew"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thî-chhiò-kai-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ti⁵ cio³ gai¹ hui¹"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tísiàojiefei"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻi²-hsiao⁴-chieh¹-fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tí-syàu-jyē-fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyishiawjiefei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тисяоцзефэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tisjaoczefɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàih siu gāai fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tai⁴ siu³ gaai¹ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tei⁴ xiu³ gai¹ féi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thî-tshiò-kai-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tichioirkai'huy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thî tshiò kai hui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "啼笑皆非"
}

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