Definition & Meaning

1.wisecrack; sarcastic remark; double-entendre; joking words

2.two-part allegorical saying

Word usage

qiào pí huà

俏 皮 话

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1
n.wisecrack; sarcastic remark; double-entendre; joking words
- shuō qiào pí huà
  说俏皮话
  make witty remarks
- bèng chū qiào pí huà
  迸出俏皮话
  break (drop) a jest
2
n.two-part allegorical saying
- hàn yǔ li yǒu xǔ duō qiào pí huà
  汉语里有许多俏皮话。
  There are many two-part allegorical sayings in Chinese.

Word usage

common measure word
"俏皮话" is often matched with measure word "句"or"些".
- 一句俏皮话
  one witty remark
- 一些俏皮话
  some witty remarks

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