笑 不 可 抑

xiào bù kě yìdictionary entry

to laugh irrepressibly

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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.

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Original source entry:

笑不可抑笑不可抑 [xiao4 bu4 ke3 yi4] /to laugh irrepressibly/

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Reference information

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Character information

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笑
xiào
to laugh / to smile / to laugh at
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
可
kě
(prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however
kè
used in 可汗[kè hán]
抑
yì
to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or

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