哄堂大笑 hōngtáng-dàxiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
How to remember 哄堂大笑: 哄 to coax + 堂 hall + 大 big + 笑 laugh = the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom: the whole room bursts out laughing - 引得哄堂大笑 (yǐn de hōngtáng-dàxiào) set the room roaring.
- Describes a crowd laughing all at once; note 哄 read hōng here. Written and spoken narration.
Example sentences
- 哄堂大笑。 Hōngtángdàxiào.The whole audience erupted in laughter.