耍 (saa2 | shua3) : play (with); amuse

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耍

saa2

shua3

frolic, play, amuse, play with

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 而 (#126)

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

耍

Don't confuse with:
要栗粟票要

This word has been viewed 7107 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2009 17:40

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

耍樂 saa2 lok6 = play, frolic

耍花槍 saa2 faa1 coeng1 shua3 hua1 qiang1 = exchange banter; feign a quarrel for fun 粵

雜耍 zaap6 saa2 za2 shua3 = vaudeville

耍笑 saa2 siu3 shua3 xiao4 = joke; have fun; make fun of; play a joke on sb.

耍賴 saa2 laai6 shua3 lai4 = act shamelessly, be perverse

耍家 saa2 gaa1 = skillful, accomplished 粵

耍太極 saa2 taai3 gik6 shua3 tai4 ji2 = play tai ji quan; prevaricate; evade the issue

耍功夫 saa2 gung1 fu1 shua3 gong1 fu1 = play kung fu

耍冧 saa3 lam1 = "sorry!", a salute or greeting 粵
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 耍

等我試下你嘅咖喱係咪咁耍家先！粵
Let me try and see if your curry is really that accomplished.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 耍
Unicode code for this character: U+800d (off-site link)

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