monkey show; making a fool of someone
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
monkey show; performance with trained monkeys
Refers to traditional street performances where a trainer makes monkeys perform tricks.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
kàn看
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
de的
。
When I was young, I often went to the park to watch monkey shows.
Shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
mín民
jiān间
yì艺
shù术
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
Monkey shows are a type of traditional Chinese folk art.
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Nà那
ge个
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
de的
yì艺
rén人
dài带
zhe着
tā他
de的
hóu猴
zi子
zǒu走
jiē街
chuàn串
xiàng巷
。
That street performer with the monkeys traveled from street to street with his monkeys.
verb
to make a fool of someone; to play someone for a fool
colloquialMetaphorical usage implying that someone is being treated like a performing monkey for others' amusement. Often carries a negative connotation of being humiliated or deceived.
Nǐ你
bié别
ná拿
wǒ我
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
，
wǒ我
bú不
huì会
shàng上
dàng当
de的
。
Don't make a fool of me; I won't fall for it.
Tā他
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
bèi被
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
le了
，
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
qì气
。
He felt he was being made a fool of and got very angry.
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Zhè这
bú不
shì是
míng明
bǎi摆
zhe着
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
r儿
ma吗
？
Tài太
qī欺
fu负
rén人
le了
。
Isn't this obviously playing us for fools? This is too much bullying.