笑掉大牙

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to drop; to fall	molar; front tooth
simp. and trad. (笑掉大牙)		笑	掉	大牙
Literally: “to laugh one's molars off”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàodiàodàyá

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàodiàodàyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawdiawdahya
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠⁵¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: siu diuh daaih ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ diu⁶ dai⁶ nga⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ tiːu̯²² tɑːi̯²² ŋɑː²¹/

Idiom

笑掉大牙

to laugh one's head off; ridiculous and embarrassing

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