罐头笑声

罐頭笑聲

guàntóuxiàoshēng

noun

Meanings

1 canned laughter
2 a laugh track (in TV sitcoms)

Characters

head; suffix forming nouns (here in 罐头 "canned goods")

Examples

这部情景喜剧用了大量罐头笑声。

Zhè bù qíngjǐng xǐjù yòngle dàliàng guàntóu xiàoshēng.

This sitcom uses a lot of canned laughter.

观众已经听腻了罐头笑声。

Guānzhòng yǐjīng tīngnìle guàntóu xiàoshēng.

Audiences are sick of laugh tracks.

Tips

memory

罐头 literally means "canned food" — the metaphor matches English perfectly: pre-packaged laughter pulled out of a can and poured over the show. Other "canned" media use the same prefix: 罐头音乐 = canned music / muzak.

Stroke Order

罐 guàn

头 tóu

笑 xiào

声 shēng