調戲
tiáo​xì

to take liberties with; to dally with

  • created sense approved 调戏/調戲 · tiáo​xì · to take liberties with; to dally with — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    调戏 / 調戲

    tiáo​xì

    to take liberties with; to dally with

    To tease, harass, or take liberties with someone (usually a woman) through flirtatious, improper, or insulting words and behavior

    调 (literal) → 调/調 · tiáo · to tease 戏 (literal) → 戏/戲 · xì · to mock

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

    created sense