笑料

xiàoliào

noun #14,910

Meanings

1 comedic material; joke material
2 laughingstock; butt of jokes

Characters

to laugh; laughter

material; stuff

Examples

他的糗事成了大家的笑料。

Tā de qiǔshì chéng le dàjiā de xiàoliào.

His embarrassing incident became a laughingstock for everyone.

这个节目总是有很多笑料。

Zhège jiémù zǒngshì yǒu hěn duō xiàoliào.

This show always has lots of comedic material.

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usage

When referring to a person, 笑料 means they are being laughed at (negative). When referring to content, it simply means funny material (neutral).

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

料 liào