笑話

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See also: 笑话

Chinese

laugh; smile
spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
 
trad. (笑話)
simp. (笑话)

Pronunciation


Noun

笑話

  1. joke (in spoken form) (Classifier: m;  c)
    笑話笑话  ―  jiǎng xiàohuà  ―  to tell jokes
    下流笑話下流笑话  ―  xiàliú de xiàohuà  ―  dirty joke
    笑話好笑 [Cantonese, trad.]
    笑话好笑 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 di1 siu3 waa6-2 dou1 m4 hou2 siu3 ge3!
    His jokes aren't good at all!
  2. (figuratively) joke; sham
    簡直就係一個笑話 [Cantonese, trad.]
    简直就系一个笑话 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 gaan2 zik6 zau6 hai6 jat1 go3 siu3 waa6-2.
    He's totally a joke.

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Verb

笑話

  1. to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at

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