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哭笑不得

kūxiàobùdé

ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

  1. 1lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3between laughter and tears
Example

我哭笑不得。

wǒ kūxiàobùdé

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

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