xué

噱

Character · Verb · Noun

to laugh; laughable

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to laugh; to smile

dialect

Dialectal usage, especially in Wu Chinese (e.g., Shanghainese).

Yī伊
jiǎng讲
gè个
gù故
shì事
lǎo老
xué噱
tóu头
é额
 ,
dà大
jiā家
chái侪
fā发
xué噱
le了
 。

The story he told was very funny, and everyone started laughing.

Fé勿
yào要
xiā瞎
xué噱
 ,
rèn认
zhēn真
diǎn点
 。

Stop joking around, be serious.

2.

noun

laughable matter; joke

dialect

Often part of the compound 噱头.

Gé格
gè个
rén人
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
xué噱
tóu头
 ,
yī一
kāi开
kǒu口
jiù就
ràng让
rén人
xiǎng想
xiào笑
 。

This person is really a laugh, you can't help but smile as soon as he opens his mouth.