冷笑话 Traditional form: 冷笑話 Pinyin (reading): lěngxiàohua Definitions: corny joke Characters: 冷 - cold, cool; lonely 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect Traditional characters: 冷 - cold, cool; lonely 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect