有说有笑 (yǒu shuō yǒu xiào) — talking and laughing (idiom); to be engaged in merry conversation
Definition
A chengyu describing a scene where people chat and laugh together happily. Used as an adverbial phrase (有说有笑地 + verb) or with 的 before a noun (有说有笑的声音).
verb
talking and laughing (idiom)to be engaged in merry conversation
Examples
- ，有说有笑，。Dà jiā biān chī biān liáo, yǒu shuō yǒu xiào, qì fen hěn hǎo.Everyone ate and chatted, talking and laughing — the atmosphere was great.
- 有说有笑。Jiào shì lǐ chuán lái yǒu shuō yǒu xiào de shēng yīn.The sound of talking and laughter came from the classroom.
- 有说有笑。Tā men liǎ yí lù shang yì zhí yǒu shuō yǒu xiào.The two of them were talking and laughing the whole way.
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