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開玩笑

開玩笑

See also: 开玩笑

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	joke
trad. (開玩笑)		開	玩笑
simp. (开玩笑)		开	玩笑

Verb

開玩笑

to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 搞笑 (gǎoxiào)

See also

(Min Nan) 講耍笑／讲耍笑 (kóng-sńg-chhiò)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāiwánxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ waan⁴ siu³, hoi¹ wun⁶ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāiwánxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiwanshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯a̠n³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ waan⁴ siu³, hoi¹ wun⁶ siu³
  - Yale: hōi wàahn siu, hōi wuhn siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ waan⁴ siu³, hoi¹ wun⁶ siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɑːn²¹ siːu̯³³/, /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wuːn²² siːu̯³³/