插科打诨

Traditional: 插科打諢

chā kē dǎ hùn

Dictionary entry

to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest

What does 插科打诨 mean?

插科打诨 (chā kē dǎ hùn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest

2buffoonery

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

插chāto insert · stick in 科kēbranch of study · administrative section 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]诨hùnjest · nickname

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 插科打诨

插科打诨

chā kē dǎ hùn

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.