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  hei3   jyutping
  xi4   pinyin
[1] [n] movie; drama; play; show
[2] [v] play; sport; enjoy oneself
[3] [v] tease; jest; play a joke on

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 17
Level: 1
Radical: (#62)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
戲 / 戏

This word has been viewed 15940 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Apr 2014 15:16

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detail  tai2 hei3   = to watch a movie
detail  paak3 hei3   = make a movie
detail  hei3 lung6  xi4 nong4 = tease; make fun of
detail  daai6 hei3  da4 xi4 = Chinese opera
detail  hei3 jyun6*2  xi4 yuan4 = theatre (UK); theater (US); cinema
detail  maa5 hei3  ma3 xi4 = circus
detail 調  daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5   = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
detail  din6 zi2 jau4 hei3  dian4 zi3 you2 xi4 = computer and video games
detail  jau4 hei3 kaat1  you2 xi4 ka3 = playing cards
detail  jau4 hei3 kaat1   = playing cards
detail  zou6 hei3   = to pretend; to act on stage or for a movie/show
detail  hei3 toi4   = [n] stage
detail  baa2 hei3  ba3 xi4 = acrobatics; tricks
detail  hei3 kek6  xi4 ju4 = drama; play; theatre
detail  ging1 hei3  jing1 xi4 = Beijing opera
detail  bin3 hei3 faat3  bian4 xi4 fa3 = perform conjuring tricks, conjure, juggle
detail  hei3 mai4   = theatre fan
detail  hei3 fuk6   = costume
detail  saa2 baa2 hei3   = to juggle (with); to play tricks
detail  cong4 soeng6 hei3   = a bed show
detail  cung5 tau4 hei3  zhong4 tou2 xi4 = highlight; climax
detail  hou2 hei3 zoi6 hau6 tau4  hao3 xi4 zai4 hou4 tou5 = it isn't over until fat lady sings (lit., "the good show comes later in time")
detail  soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2  shang4 hai3 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4 = Shanghai Theatrical Institute
detail  sing4 waat6 seoi2 baan2 jau4 hei3  cheng2 hua2 shui3 ban3 you2 xi4 = to aquaplane
detail  hei3 kek6 sing3  xi4 ju4 xing4 = dramatic
detail  hei3 kek6 faa3  xi4 ju4 hua4 = theatrical
detail  jau4 hei3  you2 xi4 = a game; to play
detail  cin4 hei3  qian2 xi4 = foreplay
detail 調  tiu4 hei3  tiao2 xi4 = to molest; to flirt with a woman; to take liberties with a woman; to assail a woman with obscenities
detail  ling4 wo4 jau4 hei3   = a zero-sum game
detail  ji4 hei3*1   = [n] (sth that is) risky, vulnerable, fragile, liable to break, fall down
detail  gwai2 baa2 hei3  gui3 ba3 xi4 = sinister plot; dirty trick
detail  maa5 hei3 pung4   = the Big Top (lit., "circus tent")
detail  daa2 din6 nou5 jau4 hei3   = playing on a videogame machine
detail  daa2 jau4 hei3 gei1   = to play videogames
detail  gwai2 zai2 hei3   = a puppet show
detail  hei3 zai2   = actor; actress
detail  hei3 zi2 lou2   = male opera actor
detail  hei3 fei1   = a play or movie ticket
detail  hei3 juk6*2   = climax; highlight
detail  hei3 kiu4*2   = a (plot) synopsis
detail  pei4 jing2 hei3  pi2 ying3 xi4 = shadow play show
detail  waan4*2 jau4 hei3   = to play a game
detail  jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1  you2 xi4 gui1 ze2 = rules of a game
detail  ban1 gwo2 jau4 hei3  bin1 guo3 you2 xi4 = bingo
detail  hei1 hei3  xi1 xi4 = to frolic; fun; a romp; play, sport
detail  hei3 paang4   = matshed theatre
detail  bou3 doi6*2 hei3  bu4 dai4 xi4 = glove puppet theatre, a hand puppet show, glove puppetry
detail  zou6 baa2 hei3   = perform conjuring tricks, conjure, juggle, prestidigitation
detail  jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2   = a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together
detail  hei3 kuk1  xi4 qu3 = traditional opera; singing parts in chuanqi and zaju
detail  noi6 sam1 hei3  nei4 xin1 xi4 = emotional film / movie
detail  fung4 coeng4 zok3 hei3  feng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4 = put up an act and play along
detail  jin2 hei3  yan3 xi4 = to act in a movie
detail  mou6 zi2 hei3 faat3  mao4 zi5 xi4 fa3 = hat trick
detail  taai3 joeng4 maa5 hei3 tyun4  tai4 yang2 ma3 xi4 tuan2 = Cirque du Soleil
detail  fu2 cing4 hei3  ku3 qing2 xi4 = weepie; tear-jerker
detail  zung1 joeng1 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2  zhong1 yang1 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4 = Central Academy of Drama
detail  ng5 kam4 hei3  wu3 qin2 xi4 = Five Animal Sports
detail  no4 hei3  nuo2 xi4 = Anhui local opera
detail  coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3   = put on a rival show
detail  sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3  si3 wang2 you2 xi4 = Game of Death

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 戲
detail 我們電腦遊戲!
Let's play video games!
detail audio 聖誕期間電視好多!
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!
detail 琴日一套有啲地方幾好
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]
detail 琴日一套少少好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]
detail 琴日一套有啲好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]
detail 琴日一套一啲好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it was average.
[I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]
detail 琴晚一套感人
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]
detail audio 橫掂順便睇戲
Let's go for a movie as we are already here anyway!
detail audio 靚女睇戲梗係𦧲飯應
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.
detail 無厘頭搞笑
The movie is nonsensical but funny.
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