笑話

See also: 笑话

Chinese

		laugh; smile	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (笑話)		笑	話
simp. (笑话)		笑	话

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàohuà

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ waa^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): seu-fa
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiò-ōe / chhiò-ōa
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau⁴ fa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàohuà → xiàohua (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ → ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàohuå
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-hua⁵
  - Yale: syàu-hwa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw.huah
  - Palladius: сяохуа (sjaoxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (笑話兒／笑话儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàohuàr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàohuàr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-hua⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syàu-hwàr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawhuall
  - Palladius: сяохуар (sjaoxuar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ waa^6-2
  - Yale: siu wá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ waa^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ wa^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ waː²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-fa
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu fa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵ fa⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: tshiò-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chioiroe
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò-ōa
  - Tâi-lô: tshiò-uā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chioiroa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ ua²²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: siau⁴ fa⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

Noun

笑話

joke (in spoken form) (Classifier: 句 m; 個／个 c)
講笑話／讲笑话 ― jiǎng xiàohuà ― to tell jokes

下流的笑話／下流的笑话 ― xiàliú de xiàohuà ― dirty joke

佢啲笑話都唔好笑嘅！ [Cantonese, trad.]
佢啲笑话都唔好笑嘅！ [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ di¹ siu³ waa^6-2 dou¹ m⁴ hou² siu³ ge³! [Jyutping]
His jokes aren't good at all!

(figuratively) joke; sham
佢簡直就係一個笑話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢简直就系一个笑话。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ gaan² zik⁶ zau⁶ hai⁶ jat¹ go³ siu³ waa^6-2. [Jyutping]
He's totally a joke.

Synonyms

玩笑 (wánxiào)
(Hokkien) 笑詼／笑诙 (chhìo-khoe, chhìo-khe)

Derived terms

冷笑話／冷笑话 (lěngxiàohuà)
鬧笑話／闹笑话 (nào xiàohuà)

Verb

笑話

to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at

Synonyms

作弄 (zuònòng)
僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
刺 (literary, or in compounds)
刺溪 (chié-*kă̤) (Eastern Min)
創弄／创弄 (Hokkien)
創景／创景 (Hokkien)
創治／创治 (chhòng-tī) (Hokkien)
剾損／𠛅损 (Hokkien)
剾洗／𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
剾洗／𠛅洗 (Hokkien)
剾褻／𠛅亵 (Hokkien)
𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Hokkien)
取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
取笑 (qǔxiào)
呾笑話／呾笑话 (Teochew)
呾耍笑 (Teochew)
嗤笑 (chīxiào)
嘲弄 (cháonòng)
嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
嘲訕／嘲讪 (cháoshàn)
嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng)
嘲謔／嘲谑 (cháoxuè)
奚落 (xīluò)
尋開心／寻开心 (⁶zhin-khe-shin) (Wu)
巴銳／巴锐 (Hokkien)
恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng)
戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè)
挖苦 (wākǔ)
捉弄 (zhuōnòng)
損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial)
撩 (Hakka)
撚化 (nan² faa³) (Cantonese)
撮弄 (cuōnòng) (literary)
擺弄／摆弄
消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
湊趣／凑趣 (còuqù)
𤊶人 (Hakka)
玩 (colloquial)
玩弄
笑 (xiào)
耍 (shuǎ)
耍弄 (shuǎnòng)
耍忽 (sua² huah⁴) (Jin)
落八 (Xiamen Hokkien)
見笑／见笑 (jiànxiào)
訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
詼謔／诙谑 (huīxuè)
說風涼話／说风凉话 (shuō fēngliánghuà)
調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
諦／谛 (dai³) (Cantonese)
諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì)
謔潲／谑潲 (Hokkien)
謔燒／谑烧 (Hokkien)
講笑／讲笑 (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Hokkien)
譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì)
譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo)
譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary)
譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng)
變弄／变弄 (Hokkien)
𧮙 (Wu)
起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
輕體／轻体 (Hokkien)
逗 (dòu)
逗弄
鄙笑 (Hokkien)
酸笑 (Hokkien)
鈍／钝 (Wu)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial)
開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

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