Chinese

Alternative forms

• 玩藝／玩艺

Noun

玩意

1. (informal) thingamajig, thingie

   這是什麼破爛玩意兒？ [MSC, trad.]

   这是什么破烂玩意儿？ [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì shénme pòlàn wányìr? [Pinyin]

   What sort of broken **** is this?

2. (informal) device, contrivance
3. (informal) person, individual (usually used in pejorative senses such as a bad person)

   他是什麼玩意兒！ / 他是什么玩意儿！  ―  Tā shì shénme wányìr!  ―  What kind of louse is he!

   我早知道他不是個好玩意兒。 [MSC, trad.]

   我早知道他不是个好玩意儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zǎo zhīdào tā bùshì ge hǎo wányìr. [Pinyin]

   I knew all along that he was no good.

4. (informal) toy, plaything
5. (informal) trick, act