Dictionary/笑谈

笑谈 笑談

xiào tán

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄢˊ
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1object of ridicule
2laughingstock
3to laugh over sth
4to make light chat

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Example

zhuàng zhì壮志jī饥cān餐hú胡lǔ虏ròu肉,xiào tán笑谈kě渴yǐn饮xiōng匈nú奴xuè血。dāi待cóng tóu从头、shōu shi收拾jiù旧shān hé山河,cháo朝tiān天quē阙。
壮志饥餐胡虏肉,笑谈渴饮匈奴血。待从头、收拾旧山河,朝天阙。
With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.