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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞
開玩笑 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)
開玩笑 ＝ 開 ＋ 玩 ＋ 笑
ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ · kāiwánxiào
verb — to joke, make fun, tease

字源 FORM — what the parts do

開to start up, set going (開始)kāi
玩to play, have fun (玩耍)wán
笑to laugh (笑容)xiào
開玩笑，開始的開，玩耍的玩，笑容的笑。
關 · Related
笑話xiàohuaa joke — what you tell when 開玩笑認真rènzhēnto be serious — the opposite stance