# 開玩笑
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kāi wánxiào
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi$^1$ waan$^4$ siu$^3$ / hoi$^1$ wun$^6$ siu$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): kai$^1$ 'uan$^4$ xieu$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khai-oân-siàu / khai-oân-chhiàu / khai-oân-chhiò
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kai$^1$ nguang$^2$ cio$^3$ / kui$^1$ nguang$^2$ cio$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khe $^6$woe-shiau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāi wánxiào
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kai wánsiào
*** Wade–Giles: kʻai$^1$ wan$^2$-hsiao$^4$
*** Yale: kāi wán-syàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai wanshiaw
*** Palladius: кай ваньсяо (kaj vanʹsjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ wän³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoi$^1$ waan$^4$ siu$^3$ / hoi$^1$ wun$^6$ siu$^3$
*** Yale: hōi wàahn siu / hōi wuhn siu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoi$^1$ waan$^4$ siu$^3$ / hoi$^1$ wun$^6$ siu$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hoi$^1$ wan$^4$ xiu$^3$ / hoi$^1$ wun$^6$ xiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ waːn²¹ siːu̯³³/, /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wuːn²² siːu̯³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: kai$^1$ 'uan$^4$ xieu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰai⁴² ˈuan³⁵ ɕiɛu³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-oân-siàu
*** Tâi-lô: khai-uân-siàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qai'oansiaux
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² siau²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ uan²⁴⁻²² siau⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-oân-chhiàu
*** Tâi-lô: khai-uân-tshiàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qai'oanchiaux
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² uan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiau²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai-oân-chhiò
*** Tâi-lô: khai-uân-tshiò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qai'oanchioix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³ uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kai$^1$ nguang$^2$ cio$^3$ / kui$^1$ nguang$^2$ cio$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khai nguáng tshiò / khui nguáng tshiò
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰai³³⁻²³ ŋuaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/, /kʰui³³⁻²³ ŋuaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khe $^6$woe-shiau
*** MiniDict: khe$^平$ woe$^去$ shiau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khe $^3$hhuoe-xiau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁴⁴ ɦuø²² ɕiɔ⁴⁴/

### Verb

開⫽玩笑 (verb-object)
* (intransitive) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around
       $^6$ngu $^5$kaon $^6$non $^0$gheq $^1$ci-paon $^7$theq $^8$ghaq-leq $^7$tsaq-zy $^1$khe $^6$woe-shiau $^6$non $^6$viau $^8$geq-nen $^5$ken $^7$iq-ti $^6$gha $^8$veq-ieu-meq [Wugniu]
       When I said your shoulders are too narrow, I was just joking, don't be so blunt, it's almost as if you don't have a sense of humor.

#### Synonyms

* 作弄 (zuònòng)
* 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
* 刺 (literary, or in compounds)
* 刺溪 (chié-*kă̤) (Eastern Min)
* 創弄／创弄 (Hokkien)
* 創景／创景 (Hokkien)
* 創治／创治 (chhòng-tī) (Hokkien)
* 剾損／𠛅损 (Hokkien)
* 剾洗／𠛅洗 (Hokkien)
* 剾洗／𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
* 剾褻／𠛅亵 (Hokkien)
* 𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Hokkien)
* 取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
* 取笑 (qǔxiào)
* 呾笑話／呾笑话 (dan$^3$ cio$^3$ uê$^7$) (Teochew)
* 呾耍笑 (Teochew)
* 嗤笑 (chīxiào)
* 嘲弄 (cháonòng)
* 嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
* 嘲訕／嘲讪 (cháoshàn)
* 嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng)
* 嘲謔／嘲谑 (cháoxuè)
* 奚落 (xīluò)
* 尋開心／寻开心 (Wu)
* 巴銳／巴锐 (Hokkien)
* 恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
* 戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng)
* 戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè)
* 挖苦 (wākǔ)
* 捉弄 (zhuōnòng)
* 損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial)
* 撩 (Hakka)
* 撚化 (nan$^2$ faa$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 撮弄 (cuōnòng) (literary)
* 擺弄／摆弄
* 消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
* 湊趣／凑趣 (còuqù)
* 𤊶人 (Hakka)
* 玩 (colloquial)
* 玩弄
* 笑 (xiào)
* 笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
* 耍 (shuǎ)
* 耍弄 (shuǎnòng)
* 耍忽 (sua$^2$ huah$^4$) (Jin)
* 落八 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 見笑／见笑 (jiànxiào)
* 訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
* 詼謔／诙谑 (huīxuè)
* 說風涼話／说风凉话 (shuō fēngliánghuà)
* 調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
* 諦／谛 (dai$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì)
* 謔潲／谑潲 (Hokkien)
* 謔燒／谑烧 (Hokkien)
* 講笑／讲笑 (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
* 講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Hokkien)
* 譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì)
* 譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo)
* 譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
* 譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary)
* 譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng)
* 變弄／变弄 (Hokkien)
* 𧮙 (Wu)
* 起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
* 輕體／轻体 (Hokkien)
* 逗 (dòu)
* 逗弄
* 鄙笑 (Hokkien)
* 酸笑 (Hokkien)
* 鈍／钝 (Wu)
* 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
* 開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial)
* 鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 開玩笑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 開玩笑, 打哈哈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 開玩笑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 開玩笑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 開哏 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 開玩笑, 打哈哈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 開玩笑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 涮罈子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 科心, 科德行, 鬥散放 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 講笑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 尋開心 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 開心 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 開心, 開玩笑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講笑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 講笑 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 講笑 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 攪笑 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 講笑 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 開玩笑 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講笑 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 講笑, 開玩笑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 耍笑, 開玩笑 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𡛴, 𡛴嬉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 講笑, 蠻笑, 做暢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 咧 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 滾笑, 講笑, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 滾笑, 講笑, 𠢕滾, 戲謔, 嘩, 摽, 摽笑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 講摽笑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 滾笑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 講笑詼 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 講笑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 講笑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 講耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 滾笑, 滾耍笑, 講耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 講耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 講笑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 滾笑 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 𠢕滾, 講笑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 滾笑, 講笑, 講耍笑, 耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 摽, 摽笑, 滾笑, 講笑 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呾耍笑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾耍 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 呾耍 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 呾耍笑, 呾相耍, 呾耍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 呾耍笑, 呾耍, 呾笑 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 講笑 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 講笑 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋開心, 開玩笑, 打棚, 摟白相, 話白相, 講白相 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋開心 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尋開心, 打棚, 摟白相, 捉弄, 弄白相, 講白相, 講張 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尋開心 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尋開心 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 講笑, 講取笑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鬥霸, 鬥放子, 講笑 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鬥散放, 打豪 |