to play; to amuse oneself; to toy with
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to play; to have fun; to amuse oneself
dialectPrimarily used in the Wu Chinese dialects (e.g., Shanghai, Suzhou area). Equivalent to the more standard 玩 (wán).
Xiǎo小
nān囡
zài在
lòng弄
táng堂
lǐ里
bái白
xiàng相
。
The kids are playing in the alleyway.
Jīn今
zhāo朝
lǐ礼
bài拜
tiān天
，
chū出
qù去
bái白
xiàng相
bái白
xiàng相
。
It's Sunday today, let's go out and have some fun.
verb
to toy with; to play around with; to treat lightly
dialectImplies a less serious or even frivolous interaction with an object, situation, or person's feelings.
Yí伊
wù勿
yào要
dàng当
zhēn真
，
yí伊
zhǐ只
shì是
bái白
xiàng相
nóng侬
ge个
gǎn感
qíng情
。
Don't take it seriously, he's just toying with your feelings.
Dí迭
ge个
xīn新
wù物
shi事
，
wǒ我
lái来
bái白
xiàng相
xiang相
kàn看
。
Let me play around with this new thing for a bit.