to mock, deride, or laugh at someone in a mean or joking way

to deride or poke fun at someone in a teasing or cruel way

to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt

to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself; to make fun of oneself, often as a way to relieve embarrassment or create humor

To attack someone with frigid irony and scorching satire; to use bitter, sharp, and biting sarcasm against another person.

to use self-deprecating humor or words to cover up one's embarrassment when being mocked or for one's own failings; to explain away one's faults with humor

to mock or ridicule; to satirize someone or something

To explain away or brush off mocking or criticism; to justify oneself when being ridiculed (originating from a famous essay by Yang Xiong [[扬雄|揚雄|yang2 xiong2]])

To jeer at and verbally abuse; to scold sarcastically

to make fun of; to poke fun at someone in a playful or mocking way

to compose poems or songs about the wind and the moon; to engage in literary pursuits

to do something merely as a way to brush off derogatory comments or to comfort oneself after being ridiculed

(literary) the clamorous, twittering, or discordant sound of birds, musical instruments, or many people talking at once; usually written as [[啁哳|啁哳|zhao1 zha1]] in modern Chinese

The twittering or warbling of birds; also refers to a confused or indistinct noise, such as the murmuring of voices reciting or lecturing.

onomatopoeia for the sound of birds chirping or twittering

to make fun of; to tease or poke fun at someone

to mock; to sneer at; to deride; to scoff

To ridicule or satirize someone while hurling insults; to mock and vent abuse.

to ridicule and hurl insults at someone

to joke, jest, or tease with humor

To compose poetry and prose about the scenery, often for leisure or as a display of literary talent

To be mocked or ridiculed by a large group of people, often occurring in online communities

(literary) a type of pigeon or turtledove