搞笑

Chinese

		to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of	laugh; smile
trad. (搞笑)		搞	笑
simp. #(搞笑)		搞	笑
alternative forms		攪笑／搅笑 Cantonese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎoxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² siu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): káu-chhiò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎoxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎosiào
    • Wade–Giles: kao³-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: gǎu-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaoshiaw
    • Palladius: гаосяо (gaosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² siu³
    • Yale: gáau siu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² siu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² xiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-chhiò
    • Tâi-lô: káu-tshiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kawchioix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

Adjective

搞笑

1. funny; hilarious; amusing

Synonyms

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• 古味 (Hakka)
• 古怪 (Hakka)
• 可笑 (kěxiào)
• 好笑 (hǎoxiào)
• 幽默 (yōumò)
• 滑稽
• 詼諧 / 诙谐 (huīxié)
• 風趣 / 风趣 (fēngqù)

Verb

搞笑

1. to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around

   你搞笑吧！  ―  Nǐ gǎoxiào ba!  ―  Are you kidding me?

Synonyms

• 開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)