cười ngất
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To laugh uncontrollably, to be convulsed with laughter: "cười ngất" describes the action of laughing so hard that one loses control, often to the point of breathlessness or physical collapse.
- To die laughing (figurative): It can figuratively mean to find something extremely hilarious.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Nghe câu chuyện hài đó, cả nhóm cười ngất. (Hearing that funny story, the whole group died laughing.)
- Bộ phim hài khiến khán giả cười ngất từ đầu đến cuối. (The comedy film had the audience in stitches from start to finish.)
- Anh ấy kể chuyện rất duyên, ai nghe cũng cười ngất. (He tells stories very wittily; anyone who listens laughs uncontrollably.)
Advanced Usage
- "cười ngất lên ngất xuống": This is an intensified form, emphasizing repeated, prolonged bouts of uncontrollable laughter.
- Cả lớp cười ngất lên ngất xuống trước màn trình diễn của bạn ấy. (The whole class was rolling on the floor laughing at his performance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cười nghiêng ngả: (verb phrase) To laugh heartily, to be doubled over with laughter. This is a close synonym but may imply less intensity than "cười ngất."
- Cười lăn cười bò: (idiomatic verb phrase) To laugh so hard one rolls on the floor. This is a very vivid synonym.
- Ngất: (verb) To faint, to lose consciousness. This is the root component meaning "to faint," which intensifies the verb "cười" (to laugh).
Synonyms
- To be in stitches: To laugh uncontrollably.
- To crack up: To burst out laughing.
- To die laughing: To laugh extremely hard (figurative).
- To roar with laughter: To laugh very loudly and heartily.
Related Idioms
- Cười vỡ bụng: (lit. to laugh until one's stomach bursts) To laugh very hard.
- Truyện cười ấy hay đến mức tôi cười vỡ bụng. (That joke was so good it made me split my sides laughing.)
- Cười ra nước mắt: (lit. to laugh until tears come out) To laugh until one cries.
- Vở hài kịch hay đến nỗi khán giả cười ra nước mắt. (The comedy play was so good the audience laughed until they cried.)
