嬉笑怒罵

Chinese

		amusement	laugh; smile	indignant	scold; abuse
trad. (嬉笑怒罵)		嬉	笑	怒	罵
simp. (嬉笑怒骂)		嬉	笑	怒	骂
alternative forms		嘻笑怒罵／嘻笑怒骂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxiàonùmà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ siu³ nou⁶ maa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxiàonùmà
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisiàonùmà
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsiao⁴-nu⁴-ma⁴
    • Yale: syī-syàu-nù-mà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiawnuhmah
    • Palladius: сисяонума (sisjaonuma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ siu³ nou⁶ maa⁶
    • Yale: hēi siu nouh mah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ siu³ nou⁶ maa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ xiu³ nou⁶ ma⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ nou̯²² maː²²/

Idiom

嬉笑怒罵

1. (literally) merry laughter and angry scolding; (figurative) all kinds of emotions
2. (of writing, etc.) freely roving; ironic and invective