"forced laughter" Chinese-English Dictionary

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ér forced laughter
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to syn
呵呵 hē hē (onom.) gentle laughter / chuckle
被迫 bèi pò to be compelled / to be forced syn
笑声 笑聲 xiào shēng laughter
嘿嘿 hēi hēi (onom.) he he / mischievous laughter syn
强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn
迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ to have no alternative (idiom) / compelled by circumstances / forced into sth syn
逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter syn
迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth syn
狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off syn
劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn
流离失所 流離失所 liú lí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom) / forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced syn
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
人仰马翻 人仰馬翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom) / in a pitiful state / in a complete mess / to roll (with laughter) syn
哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) syn
差役 chāi yì forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen syn
苦役 kǔ yì forced labor / corvée / penal servitude
啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn
鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows
死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn
急行军 急行軍 jí xíng jūn rapid advance / forced march 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
失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn
哄笑 hōng xiào to roar with laughter / hoots of laughter / guffaw syn
爆笑 bào xiào to burst out laughing / hilarious / burst of laughter
干笑 乾笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1] syn
慰安妇 慰安婦 wèi ān fù comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu")
流离 流離 liú lí homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee
破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness
狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it)
偏安 piān ān content to hold a small part of the territory / fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground / forced to move away
汉献帝 漢獻帝 hàn xiàn dì Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
徭役 yáo yì forced labor / corvee syn
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2]) syn
(bound form) to scold / to expel breath / (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated) / interjection of surprise syn
hōng roar of laughter (onom.) / hubbub / to roar (as a crowd) syn
forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle syn
生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài to drag sb along against his will / to draw a forced analogy syn
吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn
jué loud laughter syn
五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
穿凿 穿鑿 chuān záo to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation
yáo folk-song / forced labor syn
水牢 shuǐ láo prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed syn
逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter
笑不可仰 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)
前俯后仰 前俯後仰 qián fǔ hòu yǎng to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc) syn
妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wàng shēng chuān záo a forced analogy (idiom) / to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure
强迫迁移 強迫遷移 qiǎng pò qiān yí forced relocation / forced deportation
强迫放逐 強迫放逐 qiǎng pò fàng zhú forced relocation / forced deportation
hāi (interj.) / happy / sound of laughter
jiè sigh / groan / loud laughter
哗笑 嘩笑 huá xiào uproarious laughter
捧腹绝倒 捧腹絕倒 pěng fù jué dǎo doubled up with laughter
喜笑 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter
吃吃 chī chī (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc) / sound of stammering
欢声笑语 歡聲笑語 huān shēng xiào yǔ cheers and laughter syn
罐头笑声 罐頭笑聲 guàn tóu xiào shēng canned laughter / laugh track
肸肸 xī xī (literary) (onom.) sound of laughter
包办婚姻 包辦婚姻 bāo bàn hūn yīn forced marriage / arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals)
上山下乡 上山下鄉 shàng shān xià xiāng to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) / forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
五口通商 wǔ kǒu tōng shāng the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海
以身抵债 以身抵債 yǐ shēn dǐ zhài forced labor to repay a debt
刑舂 xíng chōng to be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
强迫劳动 強迫勞動 qiǎng pò láo dòng forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
支差 zhī chāi to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
瑷珲条约 璦琿條約 ài hún tiáo yuē Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia
车奴 車奴 chē nú car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car
通商口岸 tōng shāng kǒu àn treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers
顶包 頂包 dǐng bāo to serve as forced labor / to take the rap for sb
强迫或强制劳动公约 Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour
强迫怀孕 qiǎng pò huái yùn forced pregnancy
强迫绝育 qiǎng pò jué yù forced sterilization / enforced sterilization
强迫卖淫 qiǎng pò mài yín forced prostitution / enforced prostitution
美洲被迫失踪人士公约 Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
强迫婚姻 強迫婚姻 qiǎng pò hūn yīn forced marriage
强迫干预 強迫幹預 forced intervention
强迫收容 強迫收容 qiǎng pò shōu róng forced institutionalization
被迫放弃 被迫放棄 bèi pò fàng qì forced abandonment
强制离境 強制离境 qiǎng zhì lí jìng forced departure
禁奴公约 禁奴公約 Slavery Convention / Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Similar Institutions and Practices Convention
强行驱逐 強行驅逐 forced eviction
迫迁 迫遷 pò qiān forced eviction
被迫移徙网 被迫移徙網 bèi pò yí xǐ wǎng Forced Migration Online
废止强迫劳动公约 廢止強迫勞動公約 Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
被迫移徙 forced migration
强迫堕胎 強迫墮胎 forced abortion
强迫流离失所 強迫流離失所 forced displacement
强迫征募 強迫征募 forced conscription
强制减少人口 強制減少人口 forced depopulation
非洲难民和被迫流离失所人口专题讨论会 非洲難民和被迫流離失所人口專題討論會 Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa
强迫或强制劳动 強迫或強制勞動 forced and compulsory labour
强迫劳动投诉机制 強迫勞動投訴機制 forced labour complaint mechanism
打击强迫劳动特别行动纲领 打擊強迫勞動特別行動綱領 Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour
强迫生育 強迫生育 forced reproduction
强行进入 強行進入 forcible entry / forced entry / forceful entry
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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