<p>For example.
You are a Chinese.
Your breakfast is not safe. N, not breakfast. it should be dinner.
You can't sleep well in each night.
You pay a lot of work day and day but you get less and less money.</p>

<p>You didn't have enough time to play, to laugh, to do every thing you want to do.</p>

<p>In this evening, you are watching TV, you are eating the hardest bread in this word, and you find there is a girl in the news, she said:
"as a report, Chinese is the happiest person in this world."</p>

<p>"What a good joke!" you smiled. just with a little sad.</p>

<p>Someone take a photo for you in this moment.</p>

<p>The title of this photo should be:
someone is 苦笑ing</p>

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2014-01-08T15:10:38.297Z
the question is about how to translate "苦笑" into a single English word, not about the explanation of "苦笑" itself.
Bolu
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2013-12-20T09:23:25.347Z
2013-12-20T09:23:25.347Z
大崔同学
<p>“苦笑” is usually defined as a forced smile, a sickly smile, a wry smile, and a bitter smile. Is there a single English word that means the same or closest to “苦笑”? Thanks!</p>

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2013-12-20T06:56:15.680Z
No, there is no single word. But isn't this a question about the English language, not the Chinese language?
user238264
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2013-12-20T06:57:14.497Z
Not about the Chinese language
user238264
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2013-12-22T20:16:58.740Z
I would've put this down as a comment.
deutschZuid
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2013-12-22T20:19:11.487Z
I have left a comment on one of your other questions regarding you submitting translation questions from Chinese to English. Questions like this are offtopic on the Chinese Language se site. You will have better luck posting it on english.se.
deutschZuid
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Is there a single English word for “苦笑”?
# Is there a single English word for “苦笑”?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-20)

“苦笑” is usually defined as a forced smile, a sickly smile, a wry smile, and a bitter smile. Is there a single English word that means the same or closest to “苦笑”? Thanks!

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No, there is no single word. But isn't this a question about the English language, not the Chinese language?  
> **username_1**: Not about the Chinese language  
> **username_2**: I would've put this down as a comment.  
> **username_2**: I have left a comment on one of your other questions regarding you submitting translation questions from Chinese to English. Questions like this are offtopic on the Chinese Language se site. You will have better luck posting it on english.se.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-20. Score: 1

For example.
You are a Chinese.
Your breakfast is not safe. N, not breakfast. it should be dinner.
You can't sleep well in each night.
You pay a lot of work day and day but you get less and less money.

You didn't have enough time to play, to laugh, to do every thing you want to do.

In this evening, you are watching TV, you are eating the hardest bread in this word, and you find there is a girl in the news, she said:
"as a report, Chinese is the happiest person in this world."

"What a good joke!" you smiled. just with a little sad.

Someone take a photo for you in this moment.

The title of this photo should be:
someone is 苦笑ing

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: the question is about how to translate "苦笑" into a single English word, not about the explanation of "苦笑" itself.  

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