嬉笑怒骂

嬉笑怒罵

xīxiào-nùmà

idiom #54,904

Meanings

1 laughter, anger, mockery, abuse - every register
2 to handle any subject and turn it into art
3 to mock and scold freely

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Examples

HSK 7-9

鲁迅的杂文嬉笑怒骂，皆成文章。

Lǔ Xùn de záwén xīxiàonùmà, jiē chéng wénzhāng.

Lu Xun's essays turn laughter, anger and invective all into good writing.

HSK 7-9

他嬉笑怒骂地讽刺了那些官僚。

Tā xīxiàonùmà de fěngcì le nàxiē guānliáo.

He mocked and railed at those bureaucrats in every tone.

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history

From Huang Tingjian's tribute to Su Shi: 嬉笑怒骂，皆成文章 - praising Su's ability to turn any emotional register into literature. Still invoked for versatile satirists.

Stroke Order

嬉 xī

笑 xiào

怒 nù

骂 mà