WordTaiwan frequency #7,551
苦笑
ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
“to force a smile; a bitter laugh; a strained smile made when unhappy or helpless.”
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- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 微笑ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋto smile; a smile; a slight or gentle smile
- 笑說ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄛto say with a smile; to say jokingly; to remark laughingly.
- 笑容ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊa smile; a smiling expression on someone's face.
- 大笑ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋto laugh heartily; a loud, unrestrained laugh; a belly laugh
- 開玩笑ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋto joke; to kid; to make fun of someone; to not be serious; to treat something lightly
- 笑話ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋa joke; something funny that makes people laugh; to mock or ridicule someone
- 笑聲ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥlaughter; the sound of laughing
- 好笑ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋfunny; amusing; laughable; ridiculous; absurd.
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery
- 搞笑ㄍㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋto make people laugh; funny; hilarious; comedic.