哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

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Characters

哄hōngto coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar口共堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins尚土大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker⺮夭

Examples

哄堂大笑。

Hōng táng dà xiào.

The whole audience erupted in laughter.