你法我笑

Chinese

		you	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	I; me	laugh; smile
trad. (你法我笑)		你	法	我	笑
simp. #(你法我笑)		你	法	我	笑

Etymology

From a quote in an interview with Zhou Weiming, director of a Legislative Affairs Office, condensed to resemble a four-character chengyu (idiom):

你說法治我都覺得有些好笑 [MSC, trad.]
你说法治我都觉得有些好笑 [MSC, simp.]

nǐ shuō fǎzhì wǒ dōu juéde yǒuxiē hǎoxiào [Pinyin]

When you talk about the rule of law, I find it laughable

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǐfǎwǒxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǐfǎwǒxiào [Phonetic: nífáwǒxiào]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǐfǎwǒsiào
    • Wade–Giles: ni³-fa³-wo³-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: nǐ-fǎ-wǒ-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niifaawooshiaw
    • Palladius: нифавосяо (nifavosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

你法我笑

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) When you talk about the rule of law, I find it ridiculous.