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You can also die laughing in Chinese (我笑死了). Maybe there's something about strong laughter that is akin to dieing.
by carlmr 7y ago
You can also die laughing in Chinese (我笑死了). Maybe there's something about strong laughter that is akin to dieing.
- SamBam 7y agoI actually have a strong memory of being about 4 or 5 (before I would have heard the phrase), and laughing at a joke my dad told so hard that I couldn't breathe for a moment, and then being genuinely furious at him, telling him "I could have died!"
- gwd 7y agoI've seen the phrase "busy to death" ("忙死了"), and "missed you to death" ("念死了"), so I think Chinese are just more prone to die of extreme emotions. ;-)