一笑置之 in English yi1 xiao4 zhi4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

• to dismiss with a laugh
• to make light of

Pinyin

yi1 xiao4 zhi4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 置zhi4to install 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])