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尋開心
简 寻开心 · 繁 尋開心Mandarin · pinyin xún kāi xīn
Meanings
- to make fun of
- to seek diversion
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2–1–1 · xun2 kai1 xin1
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verb
- (colloquial) to do something to make oneself happy; to entertain oneself
- (colloquial) to do something for a laugh; to laugh at (e.g. someone else's mistake)
- (Northern Wu, Nanjing Mandarin) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around
- (Northern Wu) to make fun of; to deride; to make a fool of
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