笑不可仰 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to double up with laughter

Character by character

• 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
• 仰yǎngraise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admir

Idioms sharing a character

• 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào
• 似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào
• 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào
• 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé
• 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi
• 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
• 嫣然一笑 yān rán yī xiào
• 嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà
• 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào
• 相视而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào

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