滑稽剧

滑稽劇

huájījù

noun #31,942

Measure Word

一出滑稽剧 chū

Meanings

1 comedy / farce
2 comic play
3 (figurative) farcical situation

Characters

slippery / smooth

to investigate (here in 滑稽 = comical)

Examples

这部滑稽剧让观众笑得肚子疼。

Zhè bù huájījù ràng guānzhòng xiào de dùzi téng.

This farce had the audience laughing till their stomachs hurt.

这场会议简直是一场滑稽剧。

Zhè chǎng huìyì jiǎnzhí shì yī chǎng huájījù.

This meeting was nothing short of a farce.

Tips

culture

滑稽剧 also names a Shanghainese theatrical genre — 上海滑稽剧 — that blends Wu-dialect comedy, satire, and song. Performers like 周立波 brought the form to national TV in the 2000s. In everyday speech, 滑稽剧 most often means 'farce' in the figurative sense.

Stroke Order

滑 huá

稽 jī

剧 jù