to play; to have fun; to amuse oneself, often referring to children playing games or engaging in recreational activities

A general term for traditional entertainment performances including acrobatics, magic, storytelling, and vaudeville

to use craftiness, schemes, or deceitful tactics to dupe or cheat someone

To act in a thuggish or indecent manner; often refers specifically to harassing or making indecent advances toward women.

To act shamelessly or perversely; to refuse to acknowledge a debt, a lost game, or a promise; to play dirty or act as if something never happened.

To talk glibly or show off one's verbal skills

To play with, fiddle with, or dally with

To use cunning or tricky means to avoid work or responsibility while trying to gain an advantage.

to make fun of someone or play a trick on them for amusement

to get a monkey to perform tricks or put on a street performance with monkeys

To have a fit of temper; to behave in a petulant or moody manner.

To use petty schemes or tricks to gain a personal advantage; to be manipulative or crafty.

To play a trick on someone or make fun of them.

to be garrulous; to talk or gossip without stopping

to use underhanded methods or dirty tactics; to pull strings or manipulate behind the scenes

to put on a show of authority in order to intimidate others; to act like a big shot

to be overbearing or difficult; to lose one's temper or get angry; often used to describe someone being intentionally uncooperative or showing a bad attitude

To behave in a shameless or insolent manner, especially by refusing to admit a mistake, go back on one's word, or acting unreasonably to get what one wants.

To use tricks or clever tactics to deceive or manipulate others; to show off one's cleverness in a deceptive way.

to act in a slippery or dishonest way, especially to gain an advantage or to evade work and responsibility; to malinger

To act craftily or use deceitful methods to gain an advantage or avoid responsibility; to goldbrick or be lazy.

(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene; to act in a wild or unruly manner

to perform decorative spear play; to show off a special skill

To resort to tricks or schemes to deceive others; to maneuver behind the scenes

To perform skilled manual work or to make a living as a craftsman; to demonstrate one's skill.

to use sweet-sounding words or smooth talk to deceive people; to be dishonest or play tricks with words

to perform acrobatics, magic, or juggling tricks

to gamble; to bet for money; also written as [[耍儿|耍兒|shua3 r5]]

to romp, frolic, or play; to have fun in a lively way

To show off one's eloquence or wit, as of a comedian or entertainer

to joke around; to have fun by talking or laughing casually

to play boisterously or fool around, typically of children; to skylark or frolic

to make a living by writing or to engage in professional writing, often with a derogatory connotation of being a desk-bound intellectual or engaging in empty rhetoric

to refuse to acknowledge a mistake or debt; to act shamelessly or try to brazen it out; to play the rogue

To engage in writing; often used in a negative sense to describe crafting facile prose, playing with words, or being a mere scribbler.

to joke; to make fun of; to make merry

Literally to wield a broadsword in front of Lord Guan; used to describe someone making a fool of themselves by showing off their meager skills in the presence of a master of that craft.

introductory remarks or short opening story in traditional Chinese storytelling

to perform a puppet show; to play with puppets

to gamble for money or play games of chance with stakes

To behave in a rogue-like or unruly manner; to idle around or live by one's wits

to perform or the performance of a jar juggling and balancing act

To put on airs or behave arrogantly like a big star

play; sport; amusement

to put on a show or act in a funny way to amuse others; to show off by being silly

To show off one's cleverness in trivial ways or resort to petty tricks; to try to be clever in a way that is actually foolish or annoying.

(Taiwan slang) to pass time idly; to hang out; to be a couch potato

To fool or dupe someone, leaving them confused or busy doing useless work; literally to make someone spin like a top

to play tricks; to use petty schemes or be calculating to get one's way