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插科打諢

简插科打诨 · 繁插科打諢

Mandarin · pinyin chā kē dǎ hùn

to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
buffoonery

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插: chā · insert, stick into; plant
科: kē · section, department, science
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
諢: Look up this written character
诨: hùn · jokes, obscene jests; joke

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1–1–3–4 · cha1 ke1 da3 hun4

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caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6

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(idiomatic) to jest; to joke; to tell a joke; to crack a joke; to wisecrack

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