抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)

ほうふくぜっとう
noun, na-adjective, suru-verb
hilarious, side-splitting
1. hilarious, side-splitting
A four-character idiom describing something so extremely funny that one holds one's belly and falls over laughing.
彼(かれ)の話(はなし)に抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)した。
I was in stitches from his story.
抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)のコメディだった。
It was a hilarious comedy.
観客(かんきゃく)は抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)だった。
The audience was rolling with laughter.

FOUR-CHARACTER IDIOM (四字熟語(よじじゅくご))

LITERAL MEANING: 抱腹(ほうふく) (to hold one's belly) + 絶倒(ぜっとう) (to fall over) = To hold one's belly and fall over from laughing so hard.

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)する (to laugh uproariously)
  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)の＋noun (a hilarious ~)
  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)ものだ (it's hilarious)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)のコメディ (hilarious comedy)
  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)の話(はなし) (side-splitting story)
  • 抱腹絶倒(ほうふくぜっとう)もの (something hilarious)

ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS:

  • Side-splitting
  • Rolling on the floor laughing
  • In stitches

RELATED TERMS:

  • 爆笑(ばくしょう) - roaring laughter
  • 大笑(おおわら)い - big laugh
  • 腹(はら)を抱(かか)える - to hold one's sides (laughing)
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Added 2026.1.17 21:06 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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