mourn; to cry; hoof
laugh; smile
all; each and every; in all cases
(be) not; wrong; blame(be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
trad. (啼笑皆非)
啼
笑
皆
非
simp. #(啼笑皆非)
啼
笑
皆
非
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíxiàojiēfēi
(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): thî-chhiò-kai-hui
(Teochew, Peng'im): ti5 cio3 gai1 hui1
Mandarin
(Standard Chinese)+
Hanyu Pinyin: tíxiàojiēfēi
Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ
Tongyong Pinyin: tísiàojiefei
Wade–Giles: tʻi2-hsiao4-chieh1-fei1
Yale: tí-syàu-jyē-fēi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyishiawjiefei
Palladius: тисяоцзефэй (tisjaoczefɛj)
Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Jyutping: tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
Yale: tàih siu gāai fēi
Cantonese Pinyin: tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1
Guangdong Romanization: tei4 xiu3 gai1 féi1
Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
(Hokkien)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thî-chhiò-kai-hui
Tâi-lô: thî-tshiò-kai-hui
Phofsit Daibuun: tichioirkai'huy
IPA (Xiamen): /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/
IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/
IPA (Taipei): /tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/
IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/
(Teochew)
Peng'im: ti5 cio3 gai1 hui1
Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî tshiò kai hui
Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/
Idiom
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啼笑皆非
to be so ridiculous that it is both saddening and provokes laughter at the same time