付之一笑

Mandarin · pinyin fù zhī yī xiào

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
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付
fù · give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
笑
xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
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4–1–1–4 · fu4 zhi1 yi1 xiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu6 zi1 jat1 siu3

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fu6 zi1 jat1 siu3

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  1. (idiomatic) to laugh something off; to dismiss with a laugh

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