"playful appellation" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 谑称 謔稱 | playful appellation |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好玩 | to be playful / to be fond of one's fun | syn | |
| 称呼 稱呼 | to call / to address as / form of address / appellation | syn | |
| 头衔 頭銜 | title / rank / appellation | syn | |
| 大嫂 | older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) | syn | |
| 麾下 | troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) | syn | |
| 称谓 稱謂 | title / appellation / form of address | syn | |
| 戏称 戲稱 | to jokingly call / jocular appellation | ||
| 客官 | (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) | syn | |
| 美称 美稱 | to dub with a nice-sounding appellation / fanciful moniker | syn | |
| 老爷子 老爺子 | my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male | syn | |
| 天尊 | (honorific appellation of a deity) | ||
| 兄台 兄臺 | brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) | ||
| 执事 執事 | to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon | ||
| 臣妾 | (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) | ||
| 称 稱 | to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise | syn | |
| 丈 | measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male | syn | |
| 爱游玩 愛遊玩 | playful | ||
| 玩话 玩話 | playful talk / joking | ||
| 轻窕 輕窕 | frivolous / capricious / playful | ||
| 小作怡情，大作伤身 小作怡情，大作傷身 | an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身|小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiao3zhuo2-yi2qing2, da4zhuo2-shang1shen1]) | ||
| 约吗 約嗎 | (neologism c. 2014) (slang) Are you interested? (originally an invitation for casual sex, later generalized as a playful or humorous invitation for any activity) | ||
| 官称 官稱 | title / official appellation | ||
| 谦称 謙稱 | modest appellation | ||
| 阉竖 閹豎 | eunuch (contemptuous appellation) | ||
| 山斗 山鬥 | leading light (of a generation etc) / (honorific appellation) |