笑柄

xiàobǐng

noun #11,574

Measure Word

一个笑柄 gè

Meanings

1 laughingstock
2 object of ridicule

Characters

handle; something to hold

Examples

他成了全公司的笑柄。

Tā chéng le quán gōngsī de xiàobǐng.

He became the laughingstock of the whole company.

这件事传出去会成为笑柄的。

Zhè jiàn shì chuán chūqù huì chéngwéi xiàobǐng de.

If this gets out, it will become a laughingstock.

Tips

memory

笑 (laugh) + 柄 (handle) — something others 'grab onto' to laugh about.

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

柄 bǐng