哄堂大笑

Mandarin · pinyin hōng táng dà xiào

Meanings

  1. the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
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哄
hōng · coax; beguile, cheat, deceive
堂
táng · hall; government office
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
笑
xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
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1–2–4–4 · hong1 tang2 da4 xiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung3 tong4 daai6 siu3

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hung6 tong4 daai6 siu3

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  1. (idiomatic) the whole room bursts into laughter simultaneously

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