啼笑皆非

tí xiào jiē fēi

Meaning

• literally not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
• between laughter and tears

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Example sentences

• 我啼笑皆非。

  wǒ tí xiào jiē fēi。

  I was both amused and exasperated.

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