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Jyutping siu1 hin2
Pinyin xiāo qiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to while the time away
  2. amusement
  3. pastime
  4. recreation
  5. to make sport of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​咗​放​鬆​心情​、​放低​愁緒​而​做​一​啲​行為​、​參與​一​啲​活動
    to do something that delights oneself
    • 我買咗啲雜誌喺醫院度消遣,等住院嘅時候冇咁悶。
      我买咗啲杂志喺医院度消遣,等住院嘅时候冇咁闷。
      ngo5 maai5 zo2 di1 zaap6 zi3 hai2 ji1 jyun2 dou6 siu1 hin2, dang2 zyu6 jyun2 ge3 si4 hau6 mou5 gam3 mun6.
      I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was in hospital so that I wouldn't be so bored.
    • 你今晚去邊度消遣啊?
      你今晚去边度消遣啊?
      nei5 gam1 maan1 heoi3 bin1 dou6 siu1 hin2 aa1?
      Where will you go tonight to have fun?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make fun of; to play tricks on; to tease
    (syn.) 呾耍笑, 讥刺, 讥笑, 巴锐, 剾洗, 呾笑話, 取樂, 輕體, 取笑, 轻体, 闹玩笑, 起鬨, 谑烧, 𠛅洗, 講笑, 撩, 見笑, 笑话, 譏誚, 嘲謔, 嘲笑, 落八, 創治, 呾笑话, 𠛅损, 鄙笑, 玩弄, 諷刺, 𠛅亵, 擺弄, 調笑, 剾褻, 创治, 創弄, 戏弄, 開心, 调笑, 取乐, 嘲讽, 戲謔, 撚化, 笑話, 讲笑, 嘲谑, 创景, 开心, 僝僽, 損, 刺, 刺溪, 開涮, 嗤笑, 挖苦, 譏嘲, 譏笑, 酸笑, 戏谑, 摆弄, 讥诮, 捉弄, 损, 讽刺, 講耍笑, 凑趣, 耻笑, 開玩笑, 譏刺, 𤊶人, 撮弄, 起哄, 笑, 剾損, 鬧玩笑, 作弄, 奚落, 见笑, 谑潲, 創景, 巴銳, 𠢕滚, 创弄, 逗弄, 嘲弄, 讲耍笑, 恥笑, 开涮, 讥嘲, 戲弄, 說風涼話, 开玩笑, 湊趣, 耍忽, 嘲諷, 耍, 謔潲, 𠢕滾, 譏諷, 謔燒, 讥讽, 玩
  2. verb
    to kill time; to amuse oneself
    (syn.) 打发, 消磨, 打發
  3. verb, archaic
    to take a rest
  4. noun
    pastime; recreation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4554
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他看一本推理小说来消遣。
    他看一本推理小説來消遣。
    tā kàn yī běn tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō lái xiāo qiǎn 。
    • He amused himself by reading a detective story.
  2. Mandarin
    打牌是一种流行的消遣方式。
    打牌是一種流行的消遣方式。
    dǎ pái shì yī zhǒng liú xíng de xiāo qiǎn fāng shì 。
    • Playing cards is a popular pastime.
  3. Mandarin
    阅读是我的消遣。
    閲讀是我的消遣。
    yuè dú shì wǒ de xiāo qiǎn 。
    • Reading is my past-time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我买咗啲杂志喺医院度消遣,等住院嘅时候冇咁闷。
    我買咗啲雜誌喺醫院度消遣,等住院嘅時候冇咁悶。
    ngo5 maai5 zo2 di1 zaap6 zi3 hai2 ji1 jyun2 dou6 siu1 hin2, dang2 zyu6 jyun2 ge3 si4 hau6 mou5 gam3 mun6.
    • I bought a magazine to amuse myself while I was in hospital so that I wouldn't be so bored.
  2. Cantonese
    你今晚去边度消遣啊?
    你今晚去邊度消遣啊?
    nei5 gam1 maan1 heoi3 bin1 dou6 siu1 hin2 aa1?
    • Where will you go tonight to have fun?
  3. Cantonese
    我而家嘅生活捉襟见肘,边度有钱去消遣吖?
    我而家嘅生活捉襟見肘,邊度有錢去消遣吖?
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 heoi3 siu1 hin2 aa1?
    • I'm hard up at the moment, how would I have the money for entertainment?