哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

to not know whether to laugh or cry

Example Sentences

看着调皮机灵的小花猫把自己昂贵的口红当成彩笔在米白色羊毛地毯上涂得乱七八糟,女主人被气得哭笑不得。

kàn zhe tiáo pí jī líng de xiǎo huā māo bǎ zì jǐ áng guì de kǒu hóng dàng chéng cǎi bǐ zài mǐ bái sè yáng máo dì tǎn shàng tú dé luàn qī bā zāo, nǚ zhǔ rén bèi qì dé kū xiào bù dé.

Seeing the naughty and clever little cat using her expensive lipstick as a colored pen to smear messily on the off-white wool carpet, the hostess was so angry that she couldn't laugh or cry.

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