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Definition 2024

玩笑

玩笑

Chinese

		curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (玩笑)		玩	笑

Noun

玩笑

joke

Derived terms

國際玩笑／国际玩笑 (guójì wánxiào)

開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wánxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ siu³, wun⁶ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wánxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ siu³, wun⁶ siu³
  - Yale: wàahn siu, wuhn siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ siu³, wun⁶ siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːn²¹ siːu̯³³/, /wuːn²² siːu̯³³/