banter; tease; mock playfully
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to banter; to tease playfully; to mock jestingly
literaryA literary term for playful teasing or mocking, often implying wit or intellectual humor rather than malice.
Wén文
rén人
zhī之
jiān间
de的
tiáo调
xuè谑
wǎng往
wǎng往
chōng充
mǎn满
jī机
zhì智
。
Banter among scholars is often full of wit.
Tā他
cháng常
tiáo调
xuè谑
tóng同
shì事
，
dàn但
bìng并
wú无
è恶
yì意
。
He often teases his colleagues, but without any malice.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
tiáo调
xuè谑
de的
yán言
cí辞
róng容
yì易
yǐn引
qǐ起
wù误
huì会
。
Such mocking words can easily lead to misunderstandings.