哭笑不得

哭笑不得

Chinese

		to cry and laugh	must not; should not; not be allowed must not; should not; not be allowed; to not receive
simp. and trad. (哭笑不得)		哭笑	不得

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kūxiàobùdé

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): huk¹ siu³ bat¹ dak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kūxiàobùdé
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kushiawbuder
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: huk¹ siu³ bat¹ dak¹
    • Yale: hūk siu bāt dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: huk⁷ siu³ bat⁷ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: hug¹ xiu³ bed¹ deg¹
    • IPA ^(key): /hʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

哭笑不得

1. don't know whether to laugh or to cry