tiếu lâm
Pronunciation
Northern
/tiəw˧˥ ləm˧˧/
Central
/tiə̰w˩˧ ləm˧˥/
Southern
/tiəw˧˥ ləm˧˧/
Listen
humorous
Adjective
humorous
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
humorous Properties & States
Having a quality that is funny, humorous, or intended to cause laughter.
vi Ông ấy kể một câu chuyện tiếu lâm.
en He told a humorous story.
Parts
lâm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 笑林 / 笑林
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Parts
lâm / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 笑林 / 笑林
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 笑林
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
笑林
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.
Similar
khôi hài / hóm hỉnh / tiếu mạ / quang lâm …
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Similar
khôi hài / hóm hỉnh / tiếu mạ / quang lâm …
Use
lâm đồng / chúa sơn lâm / lâm bồn / lâm râm
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Use
lâm đồng / chúa sơn lâm / lâm bồn / lâm râm