哑然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào chuckled

Explanation

形容忍不住笑出声来的样子，多指由于感到意外、好笑或无奈而笑。

Describes the appearance of involuntarily laughing out loud, often due to surprise, humor, or helplessness.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的诗人，他醉心于诗歌创作，常常沉醉于自己的诗歌世界里，某日，他独自一人在山间漫步，偶然间发现了一处瀑布，水流湍急，飞泻而下，水声震耳欲聋，他被这壮观景象深深吸引，不禁驻足观看。此时，他看到一只顽皮的小猴子，在瀑布旁嬉戏，它时而攀爬在陡峭的岩石上，时而跳跃在飞溅的水花中，姿态轻盈灵活，逗人喜爱。李白不禁被小猴子的举动逗乐了，他哑然失笑，情不自禁地吟诵起一首诗来，歌颂这大自然的奇观和生机勃勃的生命。他一边欣赏着美景，一边回味着小猴子顽皮的举动，心里充满了快乐和喜悦。后来，这则故事被人们传颂，常常用来形容人因某种原因而忍不住笑出声来的情景。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā zuì xīn yú shī gē chuàng zuò, cháng cháng chén zuì yú zì jǐ de shī gē shì jiè lǐ, mǒu rì, tā dú zì yī rén zài shān jiān màn bù, ǒu rán jiān fā xiàn le yī chù pù bù, shuǐ liú tuān jí, fēi xiè ér xià, shuǐ shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng, tā bèi zhè zhuàng guān jǐng xiàng shēn shēn xī yǐn, bù jīn zhù zú guān kàn. cǐ shí, tā kàn dào yī zhī wán pí de xiǎo hóu zi, zài pù bù páng xī xì, tā shí ér pān pá zài dǒu qiào de yán shí shàng, shí ér tiào yuè zài fēi jiàn de shuǐ huā zhōng, zī tài qīng yíng líng huó, dòu rén xǐ ài. lǐ bái bù jīn bèi xiǎo hóu zi de jǔ dòng dòu lè le, tā yǎ rán shī xiào, qíng bù zì jīn de yín sòng qǐ yī shǒu shī lái, gē sòng zhè dà zì rán de qí guān hé shēng jī bó bó de shēng mìng. tā yī biān xīn shǎng zhe měi jǐng, yī biān huí wèi zhe xiǎo hóu zi wán pí de jǔ dòng, xīn lǐ chōng mǎn le kuài lè hé xǐ yuè. hòu lái, zhè zé gù shì bèi rén men chuán sòng, cháng cháng yòng lái xíng róng rén yīn mǒu zhǒng yuán yīn ér rěn bù zhù xiào chū shēng lái de qíng jǐng.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai who was passionate about poetry and often immersed himself in his poetic world. One day, while strolling alone in the mountains, he stumbled upon a magnificent waterfall. The cascading water and the roar of the waterfall deeply captivated him. As he watched, he noticed a playful monkey frolicking near the waterfall, climbing rocks and leaping through the spray. Li Bai was so amused by the monkey's antics that he chuckled uncontrollably, inspired to write a poem celebrating the beauty of nature and the vibrancy of life. He enjoyed the view, and the monkey's playfulness filled him with joy. This story is often used to describe someone laughing uncontrollably due to a certain reason.

Usage

用于描写因某种原因而忍不住笑出声来的情景。

yòng yú miáo xiě yīn mǒu zhǒng yuán yīn ér rěn bù zhù xiào chū shēng lái de qíng jǐng

Used to describe a scene where one can't help but laugh out loud due to a certain reason.

Examples

• 听到这个笑话，他哑然失笑。

  ting dao zhe ge xiaohua, ta yǎ rán shī xiào

  He chuckled at the joke.

• 面对突如其来的夸奖，他哑然失笑。

  miàn duì tū rú ér lái de kuā jiǎng, ta yǎ rán shī xiào

  He chuckled at the unexpected praise.

Related Idioms

• 忍俊不禁

• 情不自禁

Opposite Idioms

• 哄堂大笑

• 破涕为笑