呵呵大笑

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Chinese

sound of laughter; sound of derisive or perfunctory laughter to laugh uproariously; to burst out laughing
trad. (呵呵大笑) 呵呵 大笑
simp. #(呵呵大笑) 呵呵 大笑

Pronunciation


Idiom

呵呵大笑

  1. to laugh uproariously

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
たい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
呵々大笑

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Ultimately from Middle Chinese 呵呵大笑.

Also analyzable as a compound of 呵呵 (kaka, uproariously, roaringly, said of laughter) +‎ 大笑 (taishō, loud laughter).

In older texts, may be encountered with the 呉音 (goon) reading of kaka daishō.

First cited to roughly 1520 in a compilation of Chinese poetry written by Chinese poets and Japanese zen monks.

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(たい)(しょう) (kaka taishōかかたいせう (kakataiseu)?

  1. a guffaw, a belly laugh, roaring laughter

Verb

()()(たい)(しょう)する (kaka taishō suruかかたいせう (kakataiseu)?suru (stem ()()(たい)(しょう) (kaka taishō shi), past ()()(たい)(しょう)した (kaka taishō shita))

  1. to guffaw, to laugh a ringing laugh, to have a hearty laugh

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN