哭笑不得

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kūxiàobùdé ㄎㄨㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- both funny and extremely embarrassing
- between laughter and tears

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啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi

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哭笑不得 is more spoken, while 啼笑皆非 is more literary and written.

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