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耍
Mandarin: shua3
Definitions
  1. 1 to play with
  2. 2 to wield
  3. 3 to act (cool etc)
  4. 4 to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
  5. 5 frolic
  6. 6 to amuse
  7. 7 to show off
  8. 8 to gamble
  9. 9 to make a gesture
  10. 10 to exhibit
  11. 11 to fool with
  12. 12 to trick
  13. 13 to play for pastime
  14. 14 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
耍
[[to play]] to fool with, to trick, to play with.
Words containing 耍
玩耍
to enjoy oneself; to play (of children)
耍筆桿
wield a pen (used in a derogatory sense)
耍盲雞
blind man's buff
耍太極
the slang for the act of pushing things around in order to avoid responsibility;
耍把戲
to play tricks
耍笑
joke; to make fun of; to play a joke on someone
雜耍表演
a vaudeville performance
耍花招
play tricks; show skill to confuse; behave in a deceitful manner
耍蛇者
a snake charmer (in a circus)
耍功夫
to play Kung Fu
耍賴
act shamelessly, be perverse
雜耍
vaudeville
耍冧
"sorry!", a salute or greeting
雜耍演員
a vaudevillian
耍樂
playing; having fun
耍手
waving of hand as a gesture for "no" (spoken)
耍家
very skillful
耍花槍
describes the interaction between a couple where both parties demonstrate their
耍大牌
act like a big shot [粵]讕大牌；讕有寶
大耍太極
to avoid talking about a certain topic
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