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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