laughingstock; butt of jokes
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
laughingstock; butt of ridicule; object of mockery
Commonly used in the set phrase '传为笑柄' (to become a lasting laughingstock) or '沦为笑柄' (to become reduced to a laughingstock).
Tā他
de的
shī失
wù误
chéng成
le了
quán全
gōng公
sī司
de的
xiào笑
bǐng柄
。
His mistake became a laughingstock for the entire company.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
chuán传
wéi为
xiào笑
bǐng柄
，
zhì至
jīn今
bèi被
rén人
tí提
qǐ起
。
This matter became a lasting laughingstock and is still brought up by people today.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
lún沦
wéi为
bié别
rén人
de的
xiào笑
bǐng柄
。
I don't want to become a laughingstock for others.