啼笑皆非 [ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ; ti2 xiao4 jie1 fei1] lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing in a desperate state between laughter and tears ◄ ►