1 old variant of 笑[xiào]

1 to lose

1 to be defeated

2 to lose

3 to fail (e.g. experiments)

4 failure

5 defeat

6 classifier: 次 cì

1 disappointed

2 to lose hope

3 to despair

1 to suffer from insomnia

1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

2 the pot calls the kettle black

1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)

2 fig. everyone makes mistakes

3 even the best fall down sometimes

1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)

2 to laugh it off

1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)