插科打诨 — Chinese idiom
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
Traditional: 插科打諢
Meaning
- to include impromptu comic material in opera performance ; to jest
- buffoonery
Character by character
- 插chāto insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
- 科kēsection, department; field, branch; science
- 打dǎto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
- 诨hùnjoke, jest; nickname; obscene joke
Idioms sharing a character
- 两肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo
- 插翅难飞 chā chì nán fēi
- 无心插柳 wú xīn chā liǔ
- 见缝插针 jiàn fèng chā zhēn
- 一炮打响 yī pào dǎ xiǎng
- 一网打尽 yī wǎng dǎ jìn
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià
- 乔装打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
- 单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu
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