暗笑
àn xiào
Pinyin

Definition

暗笑
 - 
àn xiào
  1. laugh in (up) one's sleeve
  2. snigger
  3. snicker

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

笑
xiào
  1. 1 old variant of 笑[xiào]
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
搞笑
gǎo xiào
  1. 1 to get people to laugh
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 hilarious
暗恋
àn liàn
  1. 1 to be secretly in love with
笑容
xiào róng
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 smiling expression
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
笑话
xiào huà
  1. 1 joke
  2. 2 jest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to laugh at
  5. 5 to mock
黑暗
hēi àn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 darkly
  3. 3 darkness
偷笑
tōu xiào
  1. 1 to laugh up one's sleeve
傻笑
shǎ xiào
  1. 1 to giggle
  2. 2 to laugh foolishly
  3. 3 to smirk
  4. 4 to simper
冷笑
lěng xiào
  1. 1 to sneer
  2. 2 to laugh grimly
  3. 3 grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
  4. 4 bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
冷笑话
lěng xiào huà
  1. 1 joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan
可笑
kě xiào
  1. 1 funny
  2. 2 ridiculous
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
嘲笑
cháo xiào
  1. 1 to jeer at
  2. 2 to deride
  3. 3 to ridicule
  4. 4 mockery
  5. 5 derision
大笑
dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 a belly laugh
好笑
hǎo xiào
  1. 1 laughable
  2. 2 funny
  3. 3 ridiculous
昏暗
hūn àn
  1. 1 dusky
暗
àn
  1. 1 variant of 暗[àn]
暗淡
àn dàn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 dim (light)
  3. 3 dull (color)
  4. 4 drab
  5. 5 (fig.) gloomy
  6. 6 bleak
暗疮
àn chuāng
  1. 1 acne

Idioms (20)

五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
  1. 1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
  2. 2 to laugh it off
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 between laughter and tears
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
嬉笑怒骂
xī xiào nù mà
  1. 1 lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all kinds of emotions
  3. 3 to mock and scold
  4. 4 (of writing) freely roving
  5. 5 following the author's fancy
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
  1. 1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
  2. 2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明岗暗哨
míng gǎng àn shào
  1. 1 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
明查暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
暗察明访
àn chá míng fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides

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