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一笑了之

Mandarin · pinyin yī xiào liǎo zhī

to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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1–4–3–1 · yi1 xiao4 liao3 zhi1

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jat1 siu3 liu5 zi1

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