哭笑不得 (kū xiào bù dé): Not knowing whether to laugh or cry / in a dilemma — Meaning & Stroke Order

Faced with this absurd proposal, all attendees felt not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He didn't mean to cause trouble, but the outcome left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

I intended to criticize him seriously, but his comical defense left me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing the child smearing paint everywhere, the mother really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.