# 消遣
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāoqiǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^1$ hin$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sêu-khién / sêu-khián
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siau-khián
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siao$^1$ kiang$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoqiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siaociǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^1$-chʻien$^3$
*** Yale: syāu-chyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauchean
*** Palladius: сяоцянь (sjaocjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^1$ hin$^2$
*** Yale: sīu hín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^1$ hin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^1$ hin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯⁵⁵ hiːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-khién
*** Hakka Romanization System: seu$^ˊ$ kien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: seu$^1$ kian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴ kʰi̯en³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-khián
*** Hakka Romanization System: seu$^ˊ$ kian$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: seu$^1$ kian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴ kʰi̯an³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-khián
*** Tâi-lô: siau-khián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siau'qiern
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɛn⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ kʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛn⁴²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛn⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siao$^1$ kiang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau khiáng
*** Sinological IPA : /siau³³⁻²³ kʰiaŋ⁵²/

### Verb

消遣
* to kill time; to amuse oneself
* to make fun of; to play tricks on; to tease
* (archaic) to take a rest

#### Synonyms

* (to kill time): 打發／打发 (dǎfa), 消磨 (xiāomó)
* (to make fun of):
* 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 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
* 剾洗／𠛅洗 (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
* 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)
* 開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
* 鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

### Noun

消遣
* pastime; recreation