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谈笑自若

tán xiào zì ruòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-971243164d6ede0f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

談笑自若 谈笑自若 [tan2 xiao4 zi4 ruo4] /to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened/to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)/

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Other forms in these source records: 談笑自若

  • 谈
    tán

    to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss

    Tán

    surname Tan

  • 笑
    xiào

    to laugh / to smile / to laugh at

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 若
    rě

    used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]

    ruò

    to seem / like / as / if

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.