奚落

xīluò

verb #17,499

Meanings

1 to taunt
2 to ridicule
3 to mock

Characters

why (classical); servant

to fall; to drop

The combination is idiomatic — the individual character meanings don't directly explain the word.

Examples

他总是被同学奚落。

Tā zǒngshì bèi tóngxué xīluò.

He is always taunted by his classmates.

她奚落他的口音。

Tā xīluò tā de kǒuyīn.

She mocked his accent.

Tips

register

奚落 is more literary than 嘲笑 (to laugh at) or 取笑 (to make fun of). It implies pointed, cutting remarks rather than lighthearted teasing.

Stroke Order

奚 xī

落 luò