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嘲谑

Word · VerbTraditional嘲謔

mock; tease; ridicule

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to mock and tease; to ridicule playfully

literary

Emphasizes a tone of both ridicule and jest, often among friends or in a light-hearted, albeit sarcastic, manner. It implies poking fun at someone, not necessarily with deep malice. It's a formal/literary compound word.

Péng朋
you友
zhī之
jiān间
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
cháo嘲
xuè谑
 ,
kāi开
xiē些
wú无
shāng伤
dà大
yǎ雅
de的
wán玩
xiào笑
 。

Friends often tease each other, making harmless jokes.

Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
fēng风
gé格
xī犀
lì利
 ,
cháng常
duì对
shí时
bì弊
jiā加
yǐ以
cháo嘲
xuè谑
 。

His writing style is sharp, often mocking and ridiculing the ills of the time.

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Bié别
bǎ把
zhǎng长
bèi辈
de的
quàn劝
gào告
dàng当
chéng成
cháo嘲
xuè谑
 。

Don't take the elders' advice as mockery.

Tā他
men们
yòng用
yōu幽
mò默
de的
fāng方
shì式
cháo嘲
xuè谑
le了
bǐ彼
cǐ此
de的
quē缺
diǎn点
 。

They humorously teased each other about their flaws.