苦笑

Traditional form:

苦笑

Pinyin (reading):

kǔxiào

Definitions:

• to force a smile
• a bitter laugh

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker