笑話

See also: 笑话

Chinese

		laugh; smile	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (笑話)		笑	話
simp. (笑话)		笑	话

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiàohuà

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щёхуа (xi͡ohua, III-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ waa^6-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): seu-fa

(Hailu, HRS): siau^ˇ fa^˖
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo⁴ ua⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiò-ōe / chhiò-ōa
Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): ¹siau₅-gho₆
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau⁴ fa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàohuà → xiàohua (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ → ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàohuå
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-hua⁵
  - Yale: syàu-hwa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw.huah
  - Palladius: сяохуа (sjaoxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (笑話兒 / 笑话儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàohuàr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàohuàr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-hua⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syàu-hwàr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawhuall
  - Palladius: сяохуар (sjaoxuar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щёхуа (xi͡ohua, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔː⁴⁴ xua²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ waa^6-2
  - Yale: siu wá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ waa^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ wa^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ waː²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-fa
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu fa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵ fa⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: siau^ˇ fa^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /siau¹¹ fa³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo⁴ ua⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cha̤̍u-uā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu⁴² ua¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo⁴ ua⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu⁴² ua²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: tshiò-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chioiroe
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò-ōa
  - Tâi-lô: tshiò-uā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chioiroa
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ ua²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹siau₅-gho₆
  - MiniDict: siau^去 gho^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siæ⁴⁴ ɦo/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: siau⁴ fa⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ ɸa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

Noun

笑話

joke (in spoken form) (Classifier: 句 m; 個／个 c)
講笑話／讲笑话 ― jiǎng xiàohuà ― to tell jokes

下流的笑話／下流的笑话 ― xiàliú de xiàohuà ― dirty joke

佢啲笑話都唔好笑嘅！ [Cantonese, trad.]
佢啲笑话都唔好笑嘅！ [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ di¹ siu³ waa^6-2 dou¹ m⁴ hou² siu³ ge³! [Jyutping]
His jokes aren't good at all!
(figuratively) joke; sham
佢簡直就係一個笑話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢简直就系一个笑话。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ gaan² zik⁶ zau⁶ hai⁶ jat¹ go³ siu³ waa^6-2. [Jyutping]
He's totally a joke.