哄堂大笑 (hōng táng dà xiào) — the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
Definition
An idiom for the whole room bursting into laughter at once. 欢声笑语 describes a sustained joyful, noisy atmosphere, while 哄堂大笑 is a single burst of laughter triggered by something funny.
phrase
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
Examples
- 哄堂大笑。Xiǎo wáng de xiàng sheng ràng quán chǎng hōng táng dà xiào.Xiao Wang's cross-talk made the whole audience roar with laughter.
- ，哄堂大笑。Tā jiǎng le gè xiào hua, dòu dé dà jiā hōng táng dà xiào.He told a joke and made everyone burst into laughter.
- 哄堂大笑。Jiào shì lǐ tū rán chuán lái yí zhèn hōng táng dà xiào.Suddenly, a burst of roaring laughter came from the classroom.
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