嬉笑怒罵 xī xiào nù mà

fig. all kinds of emotions; to mock and scold

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. all kinds of emotions
  2. 2. to mock and scold
  3. 3. lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
  4. 4. (of writing) freely roving
  5. 5. following the author's fancy

Characters

Character Meaning
amusement
smile; laugh; old variant of xiào
anger; fury; vigorous
to scold; to curse; to abuse