笑料

Chinese

		laugh; smile	material; stuff; grain material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
trad. (笑料)		笑	料
simp. #(笑料)		笑	料

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàoliào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ liu^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): seu-liau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàoliào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàoliào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-liao⁴
    • Yale: syàu-lyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawliaw
    • Palladius: сяоляо (sjaoljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ liu^6-2
    • Yale: siu líu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ liu^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ liu^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu-liau
    • Hakka Romanization System: seu liau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴ liau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵ li̯au̯⁵⁵/

Noun

笑料

1. something to laugh about; laughing stock; punch line

Synonyms

• 包袱 (bāofu) (in xiangsheng)
• 笑柄 (xiàobǐng)