xī xiào nù mà

Traditional: 嬉笑怒罵

嬉笑怒骂 (xī xiào nù mà) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom); fig. all kinds of emotions; to mock and scold”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
  2. 2fig. all kinds of emotions
  3. 3to mock and scold
  4. 4(of writing) freely roving
  5. 5following the author's fancy

Characters in 嬉笑怒骂

嬉xī · (literary) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun笑xiào · to laugh; to smile怒nù · anger骂mà · to scold

Related words

笑to laugh; to smile笑old variant of 笑[xiao4]玩笑to joke开玩笑to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke愤怒angry笑话joke; jest可笑funny好笑laughable; funny; ridiculous微笑smile嘲笑to jeer at骂to scold骂variant of 罵|骂[ma4]

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