to dismiss with a laugh · to make light of

yī xiào zhì zhī

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Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!

当然, 他知道这只是个玩笑, 所以他"嗯?" 了一声一笑置之, 但是他觉得非常厭烦。(我的意思是, 你不要再说这样的事情了, 即使它只是个玩笑话!）

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to dismiss with a laugh · to make light of

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