似笑非笑 in English si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4 Meaning

Meanings

• like a smile yet not a smile (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

似shi4see 似的[shi4 de5] 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4]