啼笑皆非
tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1tí xiào jiē fēi
English
- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- between laughter and tears
- (lit.) not know whether to laugh or cry; (fig.) to find sth both funny and annoying
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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