笑 xiào to laugh / to smile / to laugh at syn 笑话 笑話 xiào huà joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock syn 肚子 dù zi belly / abdomen / stomach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter syn 腹部 fù bù abdomen / belly / flank syn 欢笑 歡笑 huān xiào to laugh happily / a belly-laugh syn 傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle / to laugh foolishly / to smirk / to simper syn 肚皮 dù pí belly syn 发笑 發笑 fā xiào to burst out laughing / to laugh syn 冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 坛子 罈子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) syn 狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off syn 肚脐眼 肚臍眼 dù qí yǎn navel / belly button syn 自嘲 zì cháo to mock oneself / to laugh at oneself 哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 笑纹 笑紋 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face) 逗趣 dòu qù to amuse / to make sb laugh / to tease syn 五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly / streaky pork 一笑置之 yī xiào zhì zhī to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of syn 笑哈哈 xiào hā hā to laugh heartily syn 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat syn 捧腹 pěng fù to split one's sides laughing / to roar with laughter / (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands syn 鱼肚白 魚肚白 yú dù bái fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky) 暗笑 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker syn 失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn 偷笑 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve 干笑 乾笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1] syn 肚皮舞 dù pí wǔ belly dance 牛腩 niú nǎn brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin 肚腩 dù nǎn belly 搜肠刮肚 搜腸刮肚 sōu cháng guā dù to search one's guts and belly (idiom) / to racks one's brains for a solution syn 乐 樂 lè happy / cheerful / to laugh syn 肚 dù belly syn 腹 fù abdomen / stomach / belly syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 脐 臍 qí (bound form) the navel / the umbilicus / (bound form) the belly flap of a crab / apron syn 盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 嗤 chī laugh at / jeer / scoff at / sneer at 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands syn 口蜜腹剑 口蜜腹劍 kǒu mì fù jiàn lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom) / fig. hypocritical and murderous syn 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 腴 yú fat on belly / fertile / rich syn 胪 臚 lú belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display 悝 kuī to laugh at 腩 nǎn brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin 满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining syn 哑然失笑 啞然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4] 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh / to laugh it off syn 小肚鸡肠 小肚雞腸 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) / narrow-minded / petty syn 眼馋肚饱 眼饞肚飽 yǎn chán dù bǎo to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom) 班纪德 班紀德 bān jì dé pancetta (Italian belly) / salted spiced dried pork belly 捧腹绝倒 捧腹絕倒 pěng fù - jué dǎo to laugh until it hurts / to laugh heartily 肚腹 dù fù belly (old) 蚹 fù scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl 将军肚子 將軍肚子 jiāng jūn dù zi beer belly (complimentary) 騵 yuán chestnut horse with white belly 囊揣 nāng chuài soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊膪 囊膪 nāng chuài soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊揣 平伏 píng fú to pacify / to calm / calm / quiet / to lie on one's belly 胻 héng calf (lower leg) / (arch.) belly 膔 lù sound of belly rumbling / borborygmus 脐屎 臍屎 qí shǐ newborn baby's excrement (meconium) / belly button discharge (infection) 鱼腩 魚腩 yú nǎn soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy) / (fig.) (sports) weak team / pushover / minnow 胎死腹中 tāi sǐ fù zhōng fetus dies in the belly / (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out 腹部爆破 fù bù bào pò belly blast 焢肉 kòng ròu (Tw) slow-braised pork belly 爌肉 kòng ròu slow-braised pork belly (Tw) 饱餐战饭 飽餐戰飯 bǎo cān zhàn fàn to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom) 啤酒肚 pí jiǔ dù beer belly 腹带 腹帶 fù dài belly band 书腰 書腰 shū yāo (Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket) 𫘪 騵 yuán chestnut horse with white belly 鲔鱼肚 鮪魚肚 wěi yú dù (cuisine) tuna belly / (Tw) (fig.) (coll.) potbelly / paunch 收腹 shōu fù to draw in one's belly / to tighten the abdominal muscles 马甲线 馬甲線 mǎ jiǎ xiàn (neologism c. 2013) (coll.) vertical groove visible on either side of the belly in a person with well-toned abs 咥 xì loud laugh 一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously) 咧开嘴笑 咧開嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào to laugh 咲 xiào old variant of 笑, laugh / smile 搞笑 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh / funny / hilarious 笑掉大牙 xiào diào dà yá to laugh one's head off / ridiculous / jaw-dropping syn 解颐 解頤 jiě yí to smile / to laugh 诶笑 誒笑 ēi xiào to laugh loudly / guffaw 逗人发笑 逗人發笑 dòu rén fā xiào to make people laugh 逗趣儿 逗趣兒 dòu qù r to amuse / to make sb laugh / to tease syn 哂笑 shěn xiào (literary) to sneer / to laugh at syn 阴笑 陰笑 yīn xiào to laugh evilly 哈哈笑 hā hā xiào to laugh out loud 喜笑 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter 笑不可抑 xiào bù kě yì to laugh irrepressibly 笑点低 笑點低 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing 法令纹 法令紋 fǎ lìng wén nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines 鼻唇沟 鼻唇溝 bí chún gōu nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines 