hoạt kê
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 滑稽.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ ke˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ kej˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨ kej˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- 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; […]