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嘲讽 (cháo fèng) — to sneer at, to taunt, to mock

Definition

verb
to sneer atto tauntto mock

Examples

  • 嘲讽。
    Tā zǒng shì cháo fèng bié rén de chuàng yì.
    He always mocks other people's ideas.
  • 嘲讽。
    Tā shòu bù liǎo tóng shì de cháo fèng.
    She can't stand her colleagues' mockery.
  • 嘲讽。
    Péng you zhī jiān ǒu ěr cháo fèng yí xià yě méi guān xi.
    It's okay to tease each other among friends occasionally.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

嘲cháoridicule
讽fěngtaunt

“嘲” and “讽” both involve mocking, so together they mean taunt or sneer.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
朝
朝cháo嘲cháo
Same sound today

嘲 pairs 口, the mouth, with 朝 as a sound part. The mouth part relates to the meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 諷; 讽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
風
風fēng諷fěng
Same sound today

The traditional form 諷 uses 言 (speech) for the meaning and 風 for the sound. The simplified 讽 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the old sound part.

Open 讽 →
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