戏弄

Traditional (Taiwan): 戲弄

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xìnòng ㄒㄧˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ

- to play tricks on
- to make fun of
- to tease

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

嘲弄 cháonòng
- 嘲弄意味 a mocking tone
- 受尽嘲弄 suffer all kinds of mockery
耍弄 shuǎnòng
- 耍弄手段 play tricks
- 耍弄小聪明 show off one's petty cleverness
捉弄 zhuōnòng
- 捉弄人 play tricks on people
- 反被捉弄 end up being tricked oneself

Telling them apart

戏弄 means to toy with or tease for fun, and its target can be a person or an animal. 嘲弄 is about mocking and sneering at a person.

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