笑 (siu3 | xiao4) : smile, laugh, grin

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笑

siu3

xiao4

[1] [v] smile; laugh; grin; giggle; snicker; titter; chuckle [2] [v] ridicule; deride; jeer

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

笑

This word has been viewed 18062 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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好笑 hou2 siu3 hao3 xiao4 = be funny

開玩笑 hoi1 waan4 siu3 kai1 wan2 xiao4 = play a joke on someone; to joke

講笑 gong2 siu3 = to joke; not serious 粵

笑話 siu3 waa6*2 xiao4 hua4 = joke

玩笑 waan2*4 siu3 wan2 xiao4 = joke; jest

可笑 ho2 siu3 ke3 xiao4 = funny; ridiculous

笑片 siu3 pin3*2 xiao4 pian4 = comedy

講笑搵第樣 gong2 siu3 wan2 dai6 joeng6*2 = this is no laughing matter 粵

似笑非笑 ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3 si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4 = (stock phrase) almost a smile but not quite

搞笑 gaau2 siu3 gao3 xiao4 = funny; amuse
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不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。國
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

唔好笑得咁大聲啦！畀人歧視喇！
Don't laugh so loudly! We are being discriminated!

佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

豈非天大的笑話！
Isn't that the biggest laughing stock?

呢度小小心意，希望你笑納。粵
Here is a little regards(gift), hope you would accept it gladly.
[心意 is literally [n] "kind regards/ thoughts", it symbolizes a gift or a present.]

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
[起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]

佢笑起上嚟會殺死人。粵
She has a killer smile.

超低能，勁搞笑粵
It's extremely stupid, but I'll laugh it off.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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