哄 堂 大 笑

hōngtáng-dàxiào

Meaning

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

Example

哄堂大笑。

The whole audience erupted in laughter.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

hōngHSK 7-99 strokesroar of laughter (onom.)tángHSK 211 strokes(main) hall dàHSK 13 strokesbig; large; great xiàoHSK 110 strokesto laugh; to smile

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