戲 (hei3 | xi4) : movie; drama; play; show; tease

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戲

hei3

xi4

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

(Classifier(s): 套, 齣, 台)

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 戈 (#62)

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

戲 / 戏

This word has been viewed 18966 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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睇戲 tai2 hei3 = to watch a movie 粵

拍戲 paak3 hei3 = make a movie 粵

戲弄 hei3 lung6 xi4 nong4 = tease; make fun of

大戲 daai6 hei3 da4 xi4 = Chinese opera

戲院 hei3 jyun6*2 xi4 yuan4 = theatre (UK); theater (US); cinema

馬戲 maa5 hei3 ma3 xi4 = circus

大膽狂徒，光天化日之下，竟敢調戲良家婦女 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

電子遊戲 din6 zi2 jau4 hei3 dian4 zi3 you2 xi4 = computer and video games

遊戲卡 jau4 hei3 kaat1 you2 xi4 ka3 = playing cards 國

遊戲咭 jau4 hei3 kaat1 = playing cards 粵

做戲 zou6 hei3 = to pretend; to act on stage or for a movie/show 粵

戲台 hei3 toi4 = [n] stage

把戲 baa2 hei3 ba3 xi4 = acrobatics; tricks

戲劇 hei3 kek6 xi4 ju4 = drama; play; theatre

京戲 ging1 hei3 jing1 xi4 = Beijing opera

變戲法 bin3 hei3 faat3 bian4 xi4 fa3 = perform conjuring tricks, conjure, juggle

戲迷 hei3 mai4 = theatre fan

戲服 hei3 fuk6 = costume

耍把戲 saa2 baa2 hei3 = to juggle (with); to play tricks

床上戲 cong4 soeng6 hei3 = a bed show

重頭戲 cung5 tau4 hei3 zhong4 tou2 xi4 = highlight; climax

好戲在後頭 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")

上海戲劇學院 soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2 shang4 hai3 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4 = Shanghai Theatrical Institute

乘滑水板游戲 sing4 waat6 seoi2 baan2 jau4 hei3 cheng2 hua2 shui3 ban3 you2 xi4 = to aquaplane

戲劇性 hei3 kek6 sing3 xi4 ju4 xing4 = dramatic

戲劇化 hei3 kek6 faa3 xi4 ju4 hua4 = theatrical

遊戲 jau4 hei3 you2 xi4 = a game; to play

前戲 cin4 hei3 qian2 xi4 = foreplay

調戲 tiu4 hei3 tiao2 xi4 = to molest; to flirt with a woman; to take liberties with a woman; to assail a woman with obscenities

零和遊戲 ling4 wo4 jau4 hei3 = a zero-sum game

兒戲 ji4 hei3*1 = [n] (sth that is) risky, vulnerable, fragile, liable to break, fall down

鬼把戲 gwai2 baa2 hei3 gui3 ba3 xi4 = sinister plot; dirty trick

馬戲篷 maa5 hei3 pung4 = the Big Top (lit., "circus tent")

打電腦遊戲 daa2 din6 nou5 jau4 hei3 = playing on a videogame machine

打遊戲機 daa2 jau4 hei3 gei1 = to play videogames

鬼仔戲 gwai2 zai2 hei3 = a puppet show

戲仔 hei3 zai2 = actor; actress 粵

戲子佬 hei3 zi2 lou2 = male opera actor 粵

戲飛 hei3 fei1 = a play or movie ticket

戲肉 hei3 juk6*2 = climax; highlight 粵

戲橋 hei3 kiu4*2 = a (plot) synopsis 粵

皮影戲 pei4 jing2 hei3 pi2 ying3 xi4 = shadow play show

玩遊戲 waan4*2 jau4 hei3 = to play a game

游戲規則 jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1 you2 xi4 gui1 ze2 = rules of a game

賓果遊戲 ban1 gwo2 jau4 hei3 bin1 guo3 you2 xi4 = bingo

嬉戲 hei1 hei3 xi1 xi4 = to frolic; fun; a romp; play, sport

戲棚 hei3 paang4 = matshed theatre

布袋戲 bou3 doi6*2 hei3 bu4 dai4 xi4 = glove puppet theatre, a hand puppet show, glove puppetry

做把戲 zou6 baa2 hei3 = perform conjuring tricks, conjure, juggle, prestidigitation 粵

鴛鴦戲水 jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2 = a male and a female swimming or taking a bath together

戲曲 hei3 kuk1 xi4 qu3 = traditional opera; singing parts in chuanqi and zaju

內心戲 noi6 sam1 hei3 nei4 xin1 xi4 = emotional film / movie

逢場作戲 fung4 coeng4 zok3 hei3 feng2 chang3 zuo4 xi4 = put up an act and play along

演戲 jin2 hei3 yan3 xi4 = to act in a movie

帽子戲法 mou6 zi2 hei3 faat3 mao4 zi5 xi4 fa3 = hat trick

太陽馬戲團 taai3 joeng4 maa5 hei3 tyun4 tai4 yang2 ma3 xi4 tuan2 = Cirque du Soleil

苦情戲 fu2 cing4 hei3 ku3 qing2 xi4 = weepie; tear-jerker

中央戲劇學院 zung1 joeng1 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun6*2 zhong1 yang1 xi4 ju4 xue2 yuan4 = Central Academy of Drama

五禽戲 ng5 kam4 hei3 wu3 qin2 xi4 = Five Animal Sports

儺戲 no4 hei3 nuo2 xi4 = Anhui local opera

唱對台戲 coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3 = put on a rival show

死亡遊戲 sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3 si3 wang2 you2 xi4 = Game of Death

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我們來玩電腦遊戲吧! 國
Let's play video games!

聖誕期間﹐電視有好多好戲睇! 粵
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲地方幾好睇粵
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.]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有少少好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有一啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it was average.
[I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]

我琴晚睇咗一套感人嘅戲粵
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]

橫掂都出咗嚟，順便去睇戲啦。粵
Let's go for a movie as we are already here anyway!

靚女話要同你睇戲，你梗係𦧲飯應啦粵
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

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