粵

啼tai4笑siu3皆gaai1非fei1

tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1tí xiào jiē fēi

English

  1. lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. between laughter and tears
  3. (lit.) not know whether to laugh or cry; (fig.) to find sth both funny and annoying

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令人唔知笑定喊好,形容事情既尷尬又有趣

Examples

  • 佢唔識唱歌又自告奮勇噉上台唱歌,真係令人啼笑皆非嘞。

    It was funny and annoying when he volunteered to sing on stage even though he could not sing.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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