玩意

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Chinese

curios; antiques; to play
curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(玩意)
alternative forms 玩藝玩艺

Pronunciation


Noun

玩意

  1. (informal) thingamajig; thingie
    什麼破爛玩意兒 [MSC, trad.]
    什么破烂玩意儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì shénme pòlàn wányìr?
    What sort of broken shit is this?
  2. (informal) device; contrivance
  3. (informal) person; individual (usually used in pejorative senses such as a bad person)
    什麼玩意兒 [MSC, trad.]
    什么玩意儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì shénme wányìr!
    What kind of louse is he!
    知道不是玩意兒 [MSC, trad.]
    知道不是玩意儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zǎo zhīdào tā bùshì ge hǎo wányìr.
    I knew all along that he was no good.
  4. (informal) toy; plaything
  5. (informal) trick; act

Synonyms

  • (thingmajig): 事物 (shìwù)
  • (toy):

Derived terms