耍猴 (shuǎ hóu) — to put on a monkey show; to get a monkey to perform tricks; to make fun of someone; to tease
Definition
Literally 'play with a monkey': a street-performance verb for training a monkey to do tricks, and by extension, teasing or making fun of someone.
verb
to put on a monkey showto get a monkey to perform tricksto make fun of someoneto tease
Examples
- 耍猴，。Jiē biān yǒu rén zài shuǎ hóu, xī yǐn le hěn duō xiǎo hái.Someone was putting on a monkey show on the street, attracting many children.
- ，。Nǐ bié zài shuǎ wǒ de hóu le, zài zhè yàng wǒ kě shēng qì le.Stop making fun of me; if you keep this up, I'll get angry.
- ，。Tā shuǎ le yí xià wǔ de hóu, bǎ guān zhòng dòu dé hā hā dà xiào.He performed the monkey show all afternoon, making the audience roar with laughter.
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