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插科打诨

chā kē dǎ hùndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery
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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-5c6e78f3baa6c69b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

插科打諢 插科打诨 [cha1 ke1 da3 hun4] /to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest/buffoonery/

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Other forms in these source records: 插科打諢

  • 插
    chā

    to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose

  • 科
    kē

    branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 打
    dá

    (loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]

    dǎ

    to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since

  • 诨
    hùn

    jest / nickname

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.