哄堂

Chinese

		deceive; coax; resound with laughter	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (哄堂)		哄	堂
alternative forms		烘堂

哄堂

to roar with laughter together (of a group of people gathered together); to fill the room or house with laughter; to bring down the house as a result of witty remark, clownish acts, etc.

For pronunciation and definitions of 哄堂 – see 鬨堂 (“”). (This term, 哄堂, is the simplified form of 鬨堂).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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