xì​yán

joke

  • created reference approved 戏言/戲言 → 场/場 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戏言 / 戲言 xì​yán

    场 / 場 cháng

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 戏言/戲言 · xì​yán · joke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戏言 / 戲言

    xì​yán

    joke

    joking matter; witticisms or words spoken casually without being serious

    戏 (literal) → 戏/戲 · xì · to mock 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 戏言/戲言 · xì​yán · to joke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戏言 / 戲言

    xì​yán

    to joke

    to say something in jest; to speak jokingly or without being serious

    戏 (literal) → 戏/戲 · xì · to mock 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense