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嬉笑怒骂

xī xiào nù mà

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. all kinds of emotions
  3. 3. (of writing) freely roving
  4. 4. following the author's fancy

Child Words of 嬉笑怒骂

嬉笑
xī xiào

to be laughing and playing

笑
xiào

to laugh; to smile

骂
mà

to abuse

嬉
xī

amusement

怒
nù

anger

怒骂
nù mà

to verbally abuse