苦笑 (fu2 siu3) — (to give a) forced smile, wry smile in Cantonese
fuˊ²苦siu˗₃笑Mandarin Pinyin: ku3 xiao4
Meaning of 苦笑
noun(to give a) forced smile, wry smile
Example Sentences with 苦笑
ngoˏ₅我waiˎ₄唯jauˏ₅有fuˊ²苦siu3.笑。
I could only manage a wry smile.
mouˎ₄無waaˍ₆話hoˊ²可syut3,說，waiˎ₄唯jauˏ₅有fuˊ²苦siu3.笑。
With nothing to say, he could only smile wryly.
keoiˏ₅佢fuˊ²苦siu˗₃笑jatˉ¹一haa6.下。
He gave a wry smile.
keoiˏ₅佢fuˊ²苦siu˗₃笑zoekˍ₆著wuiˍ₆回jing6.應。
He responded with a wry smile.
tingˉ¹聽dou˗₃到niˉ¹呢go˗₃個siuˉ¹消sik1,息，keoiˏ₅佢fuˊ²苦siu3.笑。
Hearing this news, he gave a wry smile.
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