Definitions

1. Verb phrase:
   • To laugh heartily/ringingly: To laugh in a clear, bright, and cheerful manner, often indicating genuine amusement or joy. The laughter has a pleasant, resonant quality.
   • To laugh uproariously: To laugh loudly and freely, sometimes to the point of being unable to stop, often in response to something very funny.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Nghe câu chuyện hài, cô ấy cười giòn cả phòng. (Hearing the funny story, she laughed heartily, filling the whole room with her laughter.)
  • Tiếng cười giòn tan của trẻ con vang lên trong sân chơi. (The children's ringing laughter echoed across the playground.)
  • Anh ấy cười giòn khi xem bộ phim hài. (He laughed uproariously while watching the comedy film.)

Advanced Usage

• "cười giòn khúc khích": To laugh with a mix of hearty and giggly sounds, often implying suppressed but joyful laughter.

  • Cô bé cười giòn khúc khích khi được tặng quà. (The little girl laughed with a merry giggle when she received the gift.)

• "nụ cười giòn tan": A hearty, ringing laugh (used as a noun phrase to describe the laugh itself).

  • Cô ấy có một nụ cười giòn tan rất dễ lây. (She has a very contagious, hearty laugh.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cười thành tiếng (verb phrase): To laugh audibly/out loud.
• Cười ha hả (verb phrase): To laugh heartily with an open mouth, often associated with a more boisterous, "ha ha" sound.
• Cười rúc rích (verb phrase): To giggle, to laugh in a quiet, stifled manner.
• Giòn (adj): When used separately, means crisp, crunchy (for food), or clear and bright (for sound).

Synonyms

• Cười vang (verb phrase): To laugh resonantly, for one's laughter to ring out.
• Cười to (verb phrase): To laugh loudly.
• Cười sảng khoái (verb phrase): To laugh in a refreshed, carefree, and satisfying way.

Related Idioms

• "Cười giòn như pháo rang": To laugh as crisply as popping rice crackers. This idiom vividly describes a very bright, quick, and cheerful series of laughs.
  • Nghe chuyện cô ấy kể, cả nhà cười giòn như pháo rang. (Listening to her story, the whole family laughed crisply like popping rice crackers.)