活把戏

活把戲

huóbǎxì

idiom

Meanings

1 (fig.) someone made into a plaything; a person toyed with or humiliated by others
2 a live sideshow — used of a human reduced to entertainment

Characters

(measure word; grip)

Examples

他被人耍得像个活把戏，心里很不是滋味。

Tā bèi rén shuǎ de xiàng ge huóbǎxì, xīnli hěn bùshì zīwèi.

He'd been toyed with like some live sideshow, and it sat badly with him.

别把下属当活把戏来戏弄。

Bié bǎ xiàshǔ dàng huóbǎxì lái xìnòng.

Don't treat your subordinates like toys for your amusement.

Tips

usage

活 here means "living, real" — a living 把戏 (trick/show). The image is of a person being made into a performance for others to mock.

Stroke Order

活 huó

把 bǎ

戏 xì