Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Laughing uncontrollably, splitting one's sides (with laughter): Describes the state of laughing so hard that one's body shakes or bends over, often to the point of breathlessness or holding one's sides.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cả nhóm cười ngặt nghẽo khi nghe anh ấy kể chuyện. (The whole group split their sides with laughter when they heard him tell the story.)
  • Câu chuyện hài hước khiến khán giả cười ngặt nghẽo. (The humorous story made the audience laugh uncontrollably.)

Advanced Usage

• "cười đến ngặt nghẽo": to laugh until one is breathless or convulsed with laughter.
  • Trò đùa của cậu bé khiến mọi người cười đến ngặt nghẽo. (The boy's joke made everyone laugh until they were breathless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngặt nghẹo: A common variant with the same meaning.
  • Cô ấy cười ngặt nghẹo trước tình huống trớ trêu. (She roared with laughter at the ironic situation.)

Synonyms

• Cười ngả nghiêng: to laugh so hard one sways back and forth.
• Cười lăn lộn: to laugh so hard one rolls on the floor.
• Cười vỡ bụng: to laugh until one's stomach hurts (lit. "to laugh until one's belly bursts").

Notes on Usage

• This word is almost exclusively used to describe intense, physical laughter. It is not used for other emotions or actions.
• It is typically used in the structure "cười + ngặt nghẽo" (to laugh + uncontrollably).

1. cũng như ngặt nghẹo Split one's sides (with lauhter)
   • Nghe chuyện vui cười ngặt nghẽo
     To split one's sides with laughter on hearing funy stories