一笑置之 yī xiào zhì zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to dismiss with a laugh
  2. to make light of

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
笑 xiào smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
置 zhì place, lay out; set aside
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to