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the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
h+ōng·1st tonet+áng·2nd toned+à·4th tonex+iào·4th tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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The whole audience erupted in laughter.
哄堂大笑。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to rock one's body backward and forward · to be convulsed (with laughter etc)前俯后仰qián fǔ hòu yǎng(idiom) to split one's sides laughing捧腹大笑pěng fù dà xiàoto laugh heartily · a belly laugh大笑dà xiào
Antonyms
to laugh involuntarily · Taiwan pr. è rán shī xiào哑然失笑yǎ rán shī xiào(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably泣不成声qì bù chéng shēnga flood of tears and mucus · broken-hearted and weeping bitterly涕泗滂沱tì sì pāng tuó
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