耍 [－]

Jyutping saa2
Pinyin shuǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Shua
  2. to play with
  3. to wield
  4. to act (cool etc)
  5. to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) (disapproval) To play and fool someone around
  2. to play with/to wield/to act (cool etc)/to display (a skill, one's temper etc)/frolic/to amuse/to show off/to gamble/to make a gesture/to exhibit/to fool with/to trick/to play for pastime
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    玩​、​戲弄​；​通常​指講​大話​去​拖延​、​打發​、​敷衍​對方
    to fool; to trick; now usually refers to lying or giving a perfunctory answer in order to buy time or to get away
    • 你唔想同我拍拖咪講囉。唔好耍我啦。
      你唔想同我拍拖咪讲啰。唔好耍我啦。
      nei5 m4 soeng2 tung4 ngo5 paak3 to1 mai6 gong2 lo1. m4 hou2 saa2 ngo5 laa1.
      Just say it if you don't want to go on a date with me. Don't fool me.
  2. 動詞
    練習​拳法​、​武術​招術​招式
    (of martial arts or shadowboxing) to perform; to play with
    • 耍太極
      耍太极
      saa2 taai3 gik6
      (lit.) to perform Tai Chi; (fig.) to beat around the bush
    • 耍拳
      耍拳
      saa2 kyun2
      to practise shadowing boxing
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, colloquial
    to gamble
  2. character
    to play; to frolic; to amuse oneself
  3. character
    to show off; to display; to act; to trick; to fool
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    to brandish; to wield; to wave; to wield
  6. character
    to make a fool of; to play tricks on
    (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, 消遣, 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, 謔潲, 𠢕滾, 譏諷, 謔燒, 讥讽, 玩
  7. character
    to perform; to play with; to fiddle with; to flourish
    (syn.) 搬戏, 上演, 奏, 做戏, 扮戲, 扮戏, 登臺, 上臺, 演唱, 演出, 登台, 表演, 上台, 做戲, 串, 搬戲, 出演, 演戲, 演戏, 演, 演奏
  8. character, Min-Nan
    to play
    (syn.) 宅佻, 嬉戲 dated, 嬲和, 玩耍, 暱, 尞, 玩兒, 爽, 耍₂, 搞, 戲, 他佻, 轉, 耍₁, 𨑨, 白相, 仙, 白相 rare, 成人, 羅坐, 客佻, 去嫽, 奕, 耍極, 蕩, 嘢, 弄, 搣, 嫽, 嬉, 戀, 狡調, 𨑨迌, 玩, 搭聊, 站, 嬉 dated
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. frolic, play, amuse, play with
  2. Cangjie Input
    MBV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3834
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #808
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Mandarin
    孩子们喜欢在海滩上玩耍。
    孩子們喜歡在海灘上玩耍。
    hái zi men xǐ huan zài hǎi tān shàng wán shuǎ 。
    • Children like playing on the beach.
  4. Mandarin
    孩子们非常喜欢在海滩上玩耍。
    孩子們非常喜歡在海灘上玩耍。
    hái zi men fēi cháng xǐ huan zài hǎi tān shàng wán shuǎ 。
    • Children really like playing on the beach.
  5. Mandarin
    不要耍我！
    不要耍我！
    bù yào shuǎ wǒ ！
    • Don't pull my leg!
    • Don't kid me!
    • Don't mess me around!
    • Stop kidding me.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    耍太极
    耍太極
    saa2 taai3 gik6
    • (lit.) to perform Tai Chi; (fig.) to beat around the bush
    • to practise Tai Chi movements
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋两公婆好恩爱㗎，间中耍吓花枪啫。
    佢哋兩公婆好恩愛㗎，間中耍吓花槍啫。
    keoi5 dei6 loeng5 gung1 po2 hou2 jan1 oi3 gaa3, gaan3 zung1 saa2 haa5 faa1 coeng1 ze1.
    • The couple does care for each other greatly, it's just that they sometimes like to quarrel for fun.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好喺我面前耍呢啲卑鄙手段！
    唔好喺我面前耍呢啲卑鄙手段！
    m4 hou2 hai2 ngo5 min6 cin4 saa2 ni1 di1 bei1 pei2 sau2 dyun6!
    • Don't play such dirty tricks in front of me!
  4. Cantonese
    两位，即系噉，你哋耍花枪，细声啲呀。
    兩位，即係噉，你哋耍花槍，細聲啲呀。
    loeng5 wai2, zik1 hai6 gam2, nei5 dei6 saa2 faa1 coeng1, sai3 seng1 di1 aa3.
    • You two, look, if you want to mock an argument, do it quietly.
  5. Cantonese
    人哋问佢借一两蚊鸡，佢都耍手拧头。
    人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞，佢都耍手擰頭。
    jan4 dei6 man6 keoi5 ze3 jat1 loeng5 man1 gai1, keoi5 dou1 saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2.
    • When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不以结婚为目的的恋爱都是耍流氓。
    不以結婚為目的的戀愛都是耍流氓。
    bù yǐ jié hūn wéi mù dì de lià nài dōu shì shuǎ liú máng ．
    • All love relationships lacking the intention of progressing to marriage are acts of hooliganism. (common saying)
  2. Cantonese
    啲官成日答非所问，净系识得耍太极。
    啲官成日答非所问，净系识得耍太极。
    di1 gun1 seng4 jat6 daap3 fei1 so2 man6, zing6 hai6 sik1 dak1 saa2 taai3 gik6.
    • Those officials only ever beat around the bush without actually addressing the questions.