JOKE  開玩笑

SPEAK so as to PLAY INTENDING thereby to CAUSE OTHERS to LAUGH.
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Hypernym
  • PLAYACT NOT SERIOUSLY so as to CAUSE ONESELF to BECOME DELIGHTED.
    • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general word is perhaps xì 戲 "be less than serious". 戲耳　"I was just joking".

2. Xié 諧 refers to playfulness in the making up of stories.

Modern Chinese Criteria
開玩笑

調笑

調謔

戲謔

諧謔

諧戲

戲諧

鬥嘴

開心

謔

打哈哈

尋開心

逗悶子

鬧著玩兒

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

Words

戲  xì OC: qhras MC: hiɛ 29 AttributionsWD

The most current general word is perhaps xì 戲 "be less than serious".

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 樂/DELIGHT The equally current lè 樂 (ant. āi 哀 "grief") adds to yuè 悅 the dimensions of practical indulgence, psychological and often philosophical depth, and - very often - a dimension of joy that can be shared and appreciated by others, and that is typically lasting if not permanent. See ENJOY

    Syntactic words
  • nabactplaying around; pleasantry, joke
  • v[adN]someone who engages in playing unserious games
  • vadNfor playing with > play-, playful, non-serious
  • vadVplayfully
  • viactjoke; fool around; play around freely and inconsequentially; be pleasure seeking
  • vtoNjoke with, tease; entertain
  • vtoNN=placeplay around in N
  • vtpost-.VtoNjoke with N; play with NDS
諧  xié OC: ɡriid MC: ɦɣɛi 2 AttributionsWD

Xié 諧 refers to playfulness in the making up of stories.

    Syntactic words
  • n齊諧 "the tall tales that put all on a par": loose talk
  • v[adN]jocular [talk]CH
  • viactmake pleasantries, create loose talk
嬉戲  xī xì OC: qhɯ qhras MC: hɨ hiɛ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPiactengage in pleasantries> joke and play
談笑  tán xiào OC: ɡ-laam sqows MC: dɑm siɛu 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabacttelling jokes, bantering jokes
  • VPiacttell jokes
遊戲  yóu xì OC: lu qhras MC: jɨu hiɛ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabacttalking playfully, joking
喜笑語  xǐ xiào yǔ OC: qhɯʔ sqows ŋaʔ MC: hɨ siɛu ŋi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPabtextplayful talk; joke
笑  xiào MC: -- OC: --DS 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabjoke; anecdote; funny storyDS
戲言  xì yán OC: qhras ŋan MC: hiɛ ŋi̯ɐn 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoSsay in jest
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: DS 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabjoke; anecdote; funny storyDS

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