捧腹大笑 (pěng fù dà) — to laugh heartily, to be convulsed with laughter
Definition
Literally 'clutch one's belly and laugh big': a vivid chengyu for laughing so hard you hold your stomach — stronger than just 大笑.
idiom
to laugh heartilyto be convulsed with laughter
Examples
- 捧腹大笑。Tā de xiào hua ràng dà jiā pěng fù dà.His joke made everyone laugh heartily.
- ,捧腹大笑。Kàn dào nà ge huá jī de dòng zuò, guān zhòng pěng fù dà.Seeing that funny move, the audience was convulsed with laughter.
- ,捧腹大笑。Zhè ge gù shi tài gǎo xiào le, wǒ xiào dé pěng fù dà.This story is so hilarious that I laughed until I held my belly.
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