哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé 哭笑不得

Explanation

既想哭又想笑，形容非常尴尬的境地。

Wanting to both cry and laugh; describes a very awkward situation.

Origin Story

小明参加学校的演讲比赛，精心准备的演讲稿却因为紧张而频频出错，台下观众有的忍俊不禁，有的则为他捏一把汗。演讲结束后，小明既为自己的失误感到懊悔，又为观众的反应感到哭笑不得。他既想哭，为自己的失败而难过；又想笑，因为观众的反应实在太有趣了。这真是一个让他又哭又笑，却又不知道该哭还是该笑的尴尬局面。

xiaoming canjia xuexiao de yanjiang bisai, jingxin zhunbei de yanjiang gao que yinwei jinzhang er pinpin cuowu, tai xia guanzhong you de ren jun bu jin, you de ze wei ta nie yi ba han. yanjiang jieshu hou, xiaoming ji wei ziji de shiwu gan dao ao hui, you wei guanzhong de fanying gan dao ku xiao bu de. ta ji xiang ku, wei ziji de shibai er nan guo; you xiang xiao, yinwei guanzhong de fanying shizai tai you qu le. zhe zhen shi yi ge rang ta you ku you xiao, que you bu zhidao gai ku hai shi gai xiao de gangga ju mian.

Xiaoming participated in the school's speech contest. However, his carefully prepared speech was full of mistakes due to nervousness. The audience in the audience could hardly hold back their laughter, while others were worried. After the speech, Xiaoming regretted his mistakes and was also embarrassed by the audience's reaction. He wanted to cry because of his failure, and he wanted to laugh because the audience's reactions were so amusing. This was a truly awkward situation where he wanted to both cry and laugh, but didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Usage

用来形容一种又想哭又想笑的尴尬心情。

yong lai xingrong yizhong you xiang ku you xiang xiao de gangga xinqing.

Used to describe an awkward mood where one wants to both cry and laugh.

Examples

• 看到这个结果，我真是哭笑不得。

  kan dao zhe ge jieguo, wo zhen shi ku xiao bu de.

  I'm at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this result.

• 这出戏演得真是哭笑不得，让人不知道该哭还是该笑。

  zhe chu xi yan de zhen shi ku xiao bu de, rang ren bu zhidao gai ku hai shi gai xiao

  This play is both laughable and tearful, one doesn't know what to do.

Related Idioms

• 啼笑皆非

• 哑然失笑

Opposite Idioms

• 泰然自若

• 处变不惊