哄堂
Chinese
Etymology 1
deceive; coax; resound with laughter | (main) hall; large room | ||
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simp. and trad. (哄堂) | 哄 | 堂 | |
variant forms | 烘堂 |
Pronunciation
Verb
哄堂
- to roar with laughter together (of a group of people gathered together); to fill the room or house with laughter; to bring down the house as a result of witty remark, clownish acts, etc.
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 哄堂 – see 鬨堂. (This term, 哄堂, is the simplified form of 鬨堂.) |
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