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俳諧

简俳谐 · 繁俳諧

Mandarin · pinyin pái xié

(literary) humorous; facetious

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俳: pái · actor; vaudeville show; insincere
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谐: xié · harmonize, agree; joke, jest

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2–2 · pai2 xie2

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adj · Etymology 1

(literary) humorous; comedic

noun · Etymology 2

(poetry) haikai (form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns)

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