Laugh in the oven(hōng táng dà xiào)

Laugh in the oven

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h à NGT á NGD à Xi à o, which means people in a room laugh at the same time. It's from yinhualu · Zheng.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: roar with laughter and [antonym]: silence

Idiom usage

It means that everyone laughs

The origin of Idioms

There are Taiyuan, Dianyuan and Chayuan in the imperial history of Tang Dynasty. A senior member of Taiyuan is in charge of miscellaneous affairs, which is called "zaduan". If zaduan laughs first, people in the three courtyards will laugh, which is called "Qiantang". See "yinhualu · Zheng" by Zhao Xun of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom story

During the Five Dynasties, Feng Dao and he Ning worked together in Zhongshu. Seeing that Feng Dao was wearing new clothes and shoes, he Ning asked how much his new shoes cost. Feng daoju's left foot said that it was only 900 Wen. He Ning immediately reprimanded his servants, saying that buying shoes embezzled his 900 Wen. Feng Dao immediately raised his right foot and said that it was also 900 Wen, so everyone burst into laughter.

Chinese PinYin : hōng táng dà xiào