hoạt kê

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 滑稽.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hoạt

  1. comical
    • 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Chu Thông tuy cử chỉ ngôn ngữ rất hoạt kê, nhưng tâm tư lại rất tinh tế, []
      Although Zhū Cōng was very comical in his gestures and speech, he had a brilliant mind; []