開玩笑

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See also: 开玩笑

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start joke; to joke; to jest
trad. (開玩笑) 玩笑
simp. (开玩笑) 玩笑

Pronunciation


Note: kai1 nguang2 cio3 - Shantou.

Verb

開⫽玩笑 (verb-object)

  1. (intransitive) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around
    肩膀只是開玩笑搿能一點幽默 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    肩膀只是开玩笑搿能一点幽默 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6ngu 5kaon 6non 0gheq 1ci-paon 7theq 8ghaq-leq 7tsaq-zy 1khe 6woe-shiau 6non 6viau 8geq-nen 5ken 7iq-ti 6gha 8veq-ieu-meq [Wugniu]
    When I said your shoulders are too narrow, I was just joking, don't be so blunt, it's almost as if you don't have a sense of humor.

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