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開玩笑

简 开玩笑 · 繁 開玩笑
Mandarin · pinyin kāi wán xiào

Meanings

  1. to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
玩
wán · play with, joke, enjoy
笑
xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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1–2–4 · kai1 wan2 xiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 waan4 siu3 · hoi1 wun6 siu3

Cantonese word readings for 開玩笑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hoi1 waan4 siu3

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verb

  1. (intransitive) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around

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