笑掉大牙

Chinese

		laugh; smile	to drop; to fall	molar; incisor, or specifically maxillary central incisor
trad. (笑掉大牙)		笑	掉	大牙
simp. #(笑掉大牙)		笑	掉	大牙
Literally: “to laugh one's molars off”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàodiàodàyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàodiàodàyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàodiàodàyá
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-tiao⁴-ta⁴-ya²
    • Yale: syàu-dyàu-dà-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawdiawdahya
    • Palladius: сяодяодая (sjaodjaodaja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ jä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: siu diuh daaih ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ diu⁶ daai⁶ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ diu⁶ dai⁶ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ tiːu̯²² taːi̯²² ŋaː²¹/

Idiom

笑掉大牙

1. to laugh one's head off; ridiculous and embarrassing