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哭笑不得
哭笑不得
kū
xiào
bù
dé
ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ
HSK 7-9
core 10k
1
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
2
both funny and extremely embarrassing
3
between laughter and tears
Characters
哭
笑
不
得
Example
wǒ
我
kū xiào bù dé
哭笑不得
。
我哭笑不得。
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.