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失笑

Mandarin · pinyin shī xiào

to laugh in spite of oneself
to be unable to help laughing
to break into laughter

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失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker

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1–4 · shi1 xiao4

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sat1 siu3

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verb

to laugh in spite of oneself; to can't help but laugh

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