xì yán
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  • 1

    v.banter; jest; say in a joking way

    • xì yán sǐ hòu de shì qing

      戏言死后事情

      jest about arrangements after one's death

    • yī jù xì yán

      戏言

      a tongue-in-cheek remark

    • tā chóu hèn xīn fā zuò de shí hou shì jué wú xì yán de

      仇恨发作时候戏言

      She is an earnest man when his hatred is up.

  • 2

    n.joke; joking remarks; pleasantries

    • zhè shì xì yán

      戏言

      It was just a joke.

    • wǒ jué dìng bǎ tā de huà dàng zuò xì yán

      决定当作戏言

      I decided to treat her remark as a joke.

    • wǒ tòng hèn tā nà xiē xì yán

      痛恨那些戏言

      I hate her playful remarks.