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逗人发笑

dòu rén fā xiàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make people laugh
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4903c6d2d7a83982. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

逗人發笑 逗人发笑 [dou4 ren2 fa1 xiao4] /to make people laugh/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 逗人發笑

  • 逗
    dòu

    to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dòu])

  • 人
  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

  • 笑
    xiào

    to laugh / to smile / to laugh at

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.