忍俊不住 rěn jùn bù zhù can't help laughing

Explanation

忍不住笑，形容非常可笑。

Unable to stop laughing; describes something very funny.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个才华横溢的书生名叫李白，他不仅诗写得好，而且为人风趣幽默。一日，李白与朋友们在酒楼饮酒作乐，席间，一位朋友讲了个笑话，笑话的内容是关于一个书生误把驴当马骑的故事。笑话本身并不新奇，但李白的朋友却以他那夸张的表演和绘声绘色的讲述，把大家逗得哈哈大笑。李白更是忍俊不住，笑得眼泪都流了出来。他一边笑一边拍着桌子，说：“妙哉妙哉！这个笑话，真是妙趣横生啊！”朋友们也跟着他一起大笑，酒楼里充满了欢声笑语。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī, yǒu gè cái huá héngyì de shūshēng míng jiào lǐ bái, tā bù jǐn shī xiě de hǎo, érqiě wéirén fēngqù yōumò. yī rì, lǐ bái yǔ péngyǒumen zài jiǔlóu yǐnjiǔ zuò lè, xí jiān, yī wèi péngyǒu jiǎng le gè xiàohua, xiàohua de nèiróng shì guānyú yīgè shūshēng wù bǎ lǘ dàng mǎ qí de gùshì. xiàohua běnshēn bìng bù xīnqí, dàn lǐ bái de péngyǒu què yǐ tā nà kuāzhāng de biǎoyǎn hé huìshēnghuìsè de jiǎngshù, bǎ dàjiā dòu de haha dàxiào. lǐ bái gèng shì rěn jùn bù zhù, xiào de yǎnlèi dōu liú le chūlái. tā yībēn xiào yībēn pāi zhe zhuōzi, shuō: "miào zāi miào zāi! zhège xiàohua, zhēnshi miào qù héngshēng a!" péngyǒumen yě gēn zhe tā yīqǐ dàxiào, jiǔlóu lǐ chōngmǎn le huānshēng xiàoyǔ.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a talented scholar named Li Bai, who was not only a great poet but also a humorous person. One day, Li Bai was drinking with his friends in a restaurant. During the feast, one friend told a joke, which was about a scholar who mistook a donkey for a horse. The joke itself was not new, but Li Bai's friend, with his exaggerated performance and vivid storytelling, made everyone laugh. Li Bai couldn't help but laugh, tears rolling down his cheeks. He laughed and patted the table, saying: "Wonderful, wonderful! This joke is really wonderful!" His friends laughed with him, and the restaurant was filled with joyous laughter.

Usage

作谓语、状语；形容忍不住要发笑。

zuò wèiyǔ, zhuàngyǔ; xíngróng rěn bù zhù yào fā xiào

Predicate, adverbial; describes being unable to stop oneself from laughing.

Examples

  • 小明的笑话太搞笑了，大家都忍俊不住。

    xiǎoming de xiàohua tài gǎoxiàole, dàjiā dōu rěn jùn bù zhù

    Xiaoming's jokes were so funny that everyone couldn't help but laugh.

  • 听到这个消息，我忍俊不住地笑了出来。

    tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, wǒ rěn jùn bù zhù de xiàole chūlái

    Hearing this news, I couldn't help but laugh.

  • 看到他那滑稽的模样，我们都忍俊不住，哈哈大笑起来。

    kàndào tā nà huájī de múyàng, wǒmen dōu rěn jùn bù zhù, haha dàxiào qǐlái

    Seeing his funny appearance, we all couldn't help but burst into laughter

Related Idioms

  • 忍俊不禁

  • 捧腹大笑

Opposite Idioms

  • 面无表情

  • 一本正经