啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. between laughter and tears

CHARACTERS

啼 tí weep, whimper; howl, twitter
笑 xiào
HSK 2
smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
皆 jiē
HSK 6
all, every, everybody
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose