Definition
笑料 is a noun that covers two related but distinct concepts in English: (1) the funny part of a joke or story — the punchline or comic material that makes people laugh; (2) a person or thing that becomes an object of ridicule (a laughingstock). The second sense often appears in the phrase 成为笑料 ('become a laughingstock'). Context determines which meaning applies, so you cannot map it to a single English word.
noun
something that makes people laugha jokecomic materiala laughingstockan object of ridicule
Examples
- 笑料，。Zhège xiàngsheng yǒu hěn duō xiào liào, guānzhòng xiào de tíng bù xiàlái.This crosstalk has a lot of funny bits; the audience couldn't stop laughing.
- 笑料。Tā yīnwèi shuō cuò huà chéng le quán gōngsī de xiào liào.He became the laughingstock of the whole company because he said the wrong thing.
- 笑料，。Biānjù zài jùběn lǐ jiā le bù shǎo xiào liào, ràng jùqíng gèng qīngsōng.The screenwriter added quite a few jokes to the script to make the plot lighter.
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