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嬉笑怒罵
简 嬉笑怒骂 · 繁 嬉笑怒罵Mandarin · pinyin xī xiào nù mà
Meanings
- lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
- fig. all kinds of emotions
- to mock and scold
- (of writing) freely roving
- following the author's fancy
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1–4–4–4 · xi1 xiao4 nu4 ma4
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- (literally) merry laughter and angry scolding; (figurative) all kinds of emotions
- (of writing, etc.) freely roving; ironic and invective
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