hoạt kê
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̰ːʔt˨˩ ke˧˧/
Central
/hwa̰ːk˨˨ ke˧˥/
Southern
/hwaːk˨˩˨ ke˧˧/
Listen
comical
Adjective
comical
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
comical Properties & States
Describing something that is funny or amusing in an absurd way.
vi Anh ấy kể một câu chuyện hoạt kê làm mọi người cười lớn.
en He told a comical story that made everyone laugh out loud.
Parts
hoạt / kê / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 滑稽 …
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Parts
hoạt / kê / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 滑稽 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 滑稽
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
滑稽
Candidates by syllable
hoạt
活
kê
筓
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
hoạt động / hoạt hình / hoạt họa / hoạt tính …
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Use
hoạt động / hoạt hình / hoạt họa / hoạt tính …