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地獄笑話

简地狱笑话 · 繁地獄笑話

Mandarin · pinyin dì yù xiào huà

(coll.) transgressive humor that treats tragedy, suffering, or other morally sensitive topics as jokes (implying that laughing would send one to hell)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
狱: yù · prison, jail; case; lawsuit
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–4–4–4 · di4 yu4 xiao4 hua4

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dark humor joke

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