玩 [－]

Jyutping waan2
Pinyin wán

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to play/to have fun/to trifle with/to amuse oneself/to have a good time/to not be serious/to be only joking/to play at/to do/to fool with/to mess around with someone/to be disrespectful/to treat someone as unimportant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    以​取樂​、​開心​為​目的​去​做​一​啲​嘢​、​參加​一​啲​活動
    to play; to have fun with
    • 玩遊戲機
      玩游戏机
      waan2 jau4 hei3 gei1
      to play TV games
    • 玩捉依因
      玩捉依因
      waan2 zuk1 ji1 jan1
      to play hide and seek
    • 啲細路喺公園玩緊。
      啲细路喺公园玩紧。
      di1 sai3 lou6 hai2 gung1 jyun2 waan2 gan2.
      The kids are playing in the park.
    • 放假去邊度玩啊？
      放假去边度玩啊？
      fong3 gaa3 heoi3 bin1 dou6 waan2 aa3?
      Where will you be having fun during the holiday?
  2. 動詞
    唔​認真​、​唔​嚴肅​噉​對​待​；​玩玩​下
    to be unserious; to joke
    • 佢同你玩㗎咋。
      佢同你玩㗎咋。
      keoi5 tung4 nei5 waan2 gaa3 zaa3.
      He is just kidding.
    • 係咪玩下都唔得呀？
      系咪玩下都唔得呀？
      hai6 mai6 waan2 haa5 dou1 m4 dak1 aa3
      Do you have to be so serious all the time?
  3. 動詞
    為​咗​令​自己​開心​，​去​作弄​、​整​蠱​人​去​令到​對方​受苦
    to pull a trick on someone; to tease or trick someone for one's own amusement
    • 玩嘢
      玩嘢
      waan2 je5
      to play tricks
    • 俾人玩
      俾人玩
      bei2 jan4 waan2
      to be tricked
    • 我哋一齊玩佢咯。
      我哋一齐玩佢咯。
      ngo5 dei6 jat1 cai4 waan2 keoi5 lo3.
      Let's pull a trick on him together.

玩 [－]

Jyutping wun6
Pinyin wán

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. toy/sth used for amusement/curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn])/to appreciate/to enjoy/to ruminate/to keep sth for entertainment
  2. to play/to have fun/to trifle with/to amuse oneself/to have a good time/to not be serious/to be only joking/to play at/to do/to fool with/to mess around with someone/to be disrespectful/to treat someone as unimportant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    關於以​取樂​、​開心​為​目的​嘅​嘢
    to play; to have fun with
    • 玩具
      玩具
      wun6 geoi6
      toy
    • 玩意
      玩意
      wun6 ji3
      plaything
    • 玩意
      玩意
      waan4 ji3
      plaything
  2. 語素
    輕視​一切​，​以​不在乎​嘅​心​態​去​面​對
    to trifle with; to treat lightly
    • 玩世不恭
      玩世不恭
      wun6 sai3 bat1 gung1
      disdainful
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to dabble in
    • 玩音響
      玩音响
      waan2 jam1 hoeng2
      to be an audiophile
  2. character
    to play; to hang out; to have a good time; to have fun; to spend time socially (e.g. with friends); to go out
    • 同朋友玩
      同朋友玩
      tung4 pang4 jau5 waan2
      to spend time with friends
    • 去北京玩
      去北京玩
      heoi3 bak1 ging1 waan2
      to travel to Beijing (for a visit)
  3. character
    to play with; to toy with
    • 玩積木
      玩积木
      wán jī mù
      to play with building blocks
  4. character
    to tease; to trifle with
    • 佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
      佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
      keoi5 waan2 gan2 nei5 zaa1 maa3, m4 hou2 lei5 keoi5 laa1.
      He's just teasing you; ignore him.
  5. character
    to play; to engage in sports or recreational activities
    • 玩遊戲
      玩游戏
      waan2 jau4 hei3
      to play games
    • 玩音樂
      玩音乐
      waan2 jam1 lok6
      to play music; to perform music
    • 大家都已经玩到唔玩
      大家都已经玩到唔玩
      daai6 gaa1 dou1 ji5 ging1 waan2 dou3 m4 waan2
      everyone's already played it so much that they don't even want to anymore
  6. character, obsolete
    to savour; to deliberate
  7. character, obsolete
    to hold and fondle; to play with; to toy with; to dally with
  8. character, obsolete
    to enjoy; to appreciate
  9. character, obsolete
    toy; plaything; object for appreciation
  10. character, obsolete
    to trifle with; to treat without seriousness or respect
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. play with, joke, enjoy
  2. Cangjie Input
    MGMMU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级汉字表 #226
  2. HSK3 初等手写字表 #228

玩 [－]

Jyutping waan4
Pinyin wán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to play
  2. to have fun
  3. to trifle with
  4. toy
  5. sth used for amusement
  6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])
  7. to keep sth for entertainment
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. joke
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你是在跟我开玩笑吧？！
    你是在跟我開玩笑吧？！
    nǐ shì zài gēn wǒ kāi wán xiào ba ？！
    • Are you freaking kidding me?!
    • Are you kidding?
    • Are you joking?
    • Are you making fun of me?
    • Are you taking the piss?
  2. Mandarin
    我们看着这孩子玩耍。
    我們看着這孩子玩耍。
    wǒ men kàn zhe zhè hái zi wán shuǎ 。
    • We were watching the child at play.
    • We watched the children play.
  3. Mandarin
    我小时候常常独自玩耍。
    我小時候常常獨自玩耍。
    wǒ xiǎo shí hou cháng cháng dú zì wán shuǎ 。
    • I used to play alone when I was a child.
  4. Mandarin
    彼得是一个利他主义的游戏玩家，他会把东西给需要的人，而不是为一己之私利出售。
    彼得是一個利他主義的遊戲玩家，他會把東西給需要的人，而不是為一己之私利出售。
    bǐ dé shì yí gè lì tā zhǔ yì de yóu xì wán jiā ， tā huì bǎ dōng xī gěi xū yào de rén ， ér bú shi wèi yī jǐ zhī sī lì chū shòu 。
    • Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
  5. Mandarin
    我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。
    我們覺得他的威脅只是一個玩笑。
    wǒ men jué de tā de wēi xié zhǐ shì yí gè wán xiào 。
    • We thought his threat was only a joke.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 John 净系返咗一日学，就已经同班同学玩到熟晒。
    阿 John 淨係返咗一日學，就已經同班同學玩到熟晒。
    aa3 J o h n zing6 hai6 faan2 zo2 jat1 jat6 hok6 ， zau6 ji5 ging1 tung4 baan1 tung4 hok6 waan2 dou3 suk6 saai3 。
    • It took John only one day to make friends with his classmates at the school.
  2. Cantonese
    我今日唔使当值呀，不如一齐去沙滩玩吖。
    我今日唔使當值呀，不如一齊去沙灘玩吖。
    ngo5 gam1 jat6 m4 si2 dong1 zik6 aa3 ， bat1 jyu4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 saa1 taan1 wun6 aa1 。
    • As I am off duty today, let's go to the beach.
  3. Cantonese
    今个夏天你谂住去边度玩呀？
    今個夏天你諗住去邊度玩呀？
    gam1 go3 haa6 tin1 nei5 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 wun6 aa3 ？
    • Where do you want to go this summer?
  4. Cantonese
    佢抢走晒我阿妹啲玩具。
    佢搶走晒我阿妹啲玩具。
    keoi5 coeng2 zau2 saai3 ngo5 aa3 mui2 di1 wun6 geoi6 。
    • He deprived my little sister of all her toys.
  5. Cantonese
    你放假谂住去边度玩呀？
    你放假諗住去邊度玩呀？
    nei5 fong3 gaa3 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 bin1 dou6 wun6 aa3 ？
    • Where are you going to go on your vacation?
    • Where do you want to go and spend your vacation?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个 YouTube 频道专门将啲生锈嘅旧玩具还原。
    呢個 YouTube 頻道專門將啲生鏽嘅舊玩具還原。
    ni1 go3 ju1 tup1 pan4 dou6 zyun1 mun4 zoeng1 di1 saang1 sau3 ge3 gau6 wun6 geoi6 waan4 jyun4
    • This YouTube Channel shows how to restore old rusty toys.
  2. Cantonese
    阿松佢学人玩射击但系又唔识瞄准，结果粒子弹打中嚿石仲弹返转头。而家佢入咗医院。
    阿松佢學人玩射擊但係又唔識瞄準，結果粒子彈打中嚿石仲彈返轉頭。而家佢入咗醫院。
    aa3 cung4 keoi5 hok6 jan4 waan2 se6 gik1 daan6 hai6 jau6 m4 sik1 miu4 zeon2, git3 gwo2 lap1 zi2 daan2 daa2 zung3 gau6 sek6 zung6 daan6 faan1 zyun3 tau4. ji4 gaa1 keoi5 jap6 zo2 ji1 jyun2.
    • A-chung is trying to learn to shoot but can't aim. As a result his bullet hit a rock and bounced back. Now he's in the hospital.
  3. Cantonese
    你带我去海洋公园玩啦！
    你帶我去海洋公園玩啦！
    nei5 daai3 ngo5 heoi3 hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2 waan2 laa1
    • Please take me to Ocean Park to play!
  4. Cantonese
    炒蛋入面有蛋壳系咩玩法？
    炒蛋入面有蛋殼係咩玩法？
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    佢又畀屋企人禁足，冇得出街玩。
    佢又畀屋企人禁足，冇得出街玩。
    keoi5 jau6 bei2 uk1 kei2 jan4 gam3 zuk1, mou5 dak1 ceot1 gaai1 waan2.
    • He is grounded again, so he cannot hang out.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    玩忽职守
    玩忽職守
    wun6 fat1 zik1 sau2
  2. Cantonese
    佢以为自己可以做到条女嘅男朋友，其实畀人玩到一栋都冇，人哋当佢狗公咋。
    佢以為自己可以做到條女嘅男朋友，其實畀人玩到一棟都冇，人哋當佢狗公咋。
    keoi5 ji5 wai4 zi6 gei2 ho2 ji5 zou6 dou2 tiu4 neoi2 ge3 naam4 pang4 jau5, kei4 sat6 bei2 jan4 waan2 dou3 jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5, jan4 dei6 dong3 keoi5 gau2 gung1 zaa3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    今铺我pass，唔玩。
    今鋪我pass，唔玩。
    gam1 pou1 ngo5 pass, m4 waan2.
    • I'm passing and not playing this round.
  2. Mandarin
    他一得空便跑出去玩。
    他一得空便跑出去玩。
    tā yī dé kòng biàn pǎo chū qù wán ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    玩具
    玩具
    wán jù
    • toy
  4. Mandarin
    他们在海滩上玩了一下午。
    他們在海灘上玩了一下午。
    tā men zài hǎi tān shàng wán le yī xià wǔ ．
    • They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
  5. Mandarin
    再玩
    再玩
    zài wán
    • play again