To not know whether to laugh or cry; to find something both funny and annoying.
啼哭；皆非都不是。哭也不是，笑也不是，不知如何才好。形容处境尴尬或既令人难受又令人发笑的行为。
沙汀《烦恼》刘久发啼笑皆非地站起来了。”
When his toddler poured juice on the carpet, he was at a loss for words, truly in a state of tíxiàojiēfēi.
Learn the next connected idiom: 啼笑皆非 (tí xiào jiē fēi) → 非同寻常 (fēi tóng xún cháng)
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