Definition
令人捧腹 is a four-character idiom (固定短语) meaning 'to make people burst out laughing' or 'to split one's sides laughing'. The literal image is 'causing someone to hold their belly' from laughter. It describes something hilariously funny — a joke, a performance, a story. It's more vivid and elevated than the simple verb 笑, and carries a strong sense of contagious, uncontrollable laughter.
f.e.
to set people roaring with laughterto be hilarious
Examples
- 令人捧腹，。Tā de xiàohua líng, lián lǎoshī dōu rěn bú zhù xiào le.His joke was hilarious; even the teacher couldn't help laughing.
- ，令人捧腹。Zhè bù diànyǐng qíngjié huāngdàn, zhēn shì líng.This movie has an absurd plot; it's truly side-splitting.
- 令人捧腹，。Xiàngsheng yǎnyuán de biǎoyǎn líng, guānzhòng zhǎngshēng búduàn.The crosstalk performers' act was hilarious, and the audience clapped nonstop.
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