嬉笑怒骂 in English xi1 xiao4 nu4 ma4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically all kinds of emotions
  • to mock and scold
  • (of writing) freely roving
  • following the author's fancy

Simplified Characters

嬉 笑 怒 骂

Traditional Characters

嬉 笑 怒 罵

Pinyin

xi1 xiao4 nu4 ma4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

嬉xi1amusement 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 怒nu4anger 骂ma4to scold