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

kū xiào bù dé
IdiomHSK 7-9
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I do not know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult.
我真是哭笑不得。
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
我真是哭笑不得了。
I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
我哭笑不得。
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