玩耍

Chinese

	curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	play with; to juggle
trad. (玩耍)	玩	耍
simp. ^#(玩耍)	玩	耍
alternative forms	頑耍／顽耍 proscribed

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánshuǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ saa² / wun⁶ saa²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wánshuǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wánshuǎ
  - Wade–Giles: wan²-shua³
  - Yale: wán-shwǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanshoa
  - Palladius: ваньшуа (vanʹšua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ saa² / wun⁶ saa²
  - Yale: wàahn sá / wuhn sá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ saa² / wun⁶ saa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ sa² / wun⁶ sa²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ saː³⁵/, /wuːn²² saː³⁵/

Verb

玩耍

to play; to enjoy, amuse or entertain oneself; to have fun

Synonyms

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娛樂 / 娱乐 (yúlè)
嬉戲 / 嬉戏 (xīxì)
嬉遊 / 嬉游 (xīyóu)
玩
玩笑 (wánxiào)
耍 (shuǎ)
耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
遊尞 / 游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
遊戲 / 游戏 (yóuxì)
遊玩 / 游玩 (yóuwán)

Dialectal synonyms of 玩 (“to play; to play with”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		嬉, 戲
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		玩, 玩耍
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	玩兒
	Taiwan	玩
	Malaysia	玩
	Singapore	玩
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	玩兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	玩兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	站, 耍₁
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	耍₁
	Wanrong	翻倒
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	子奇
	Xi'an	耍₁
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耍₁
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耍₁
	Wuhan	玩
	Guilin	耍₁
	Liuzhou	玩
	Dagudi (Maliba)	玩
	Reshuitang (Longling)	玩
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	玩
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	玩
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	玩
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	玩
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	耍₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	玩, 嫽
	Hong Kong	玩
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	嫽
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	玩
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	嫽
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	嫽
	Macau	玩
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	玩, 仙
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	去嫽
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	玩, 嫽
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	嫽
	Foshan	嫽
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	成人, 玩
	Foshan (Shunde)	玩
	Foshan (Sanshui)	耍₁, 玩
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	耍₁
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	耍₁
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	玩
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	玩
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	嫽
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	嫽
	Taishan	嫽, 戀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	嫽
	Enping (Niujiang)	嫽
	Heshan (Yayao)	耍₁
	Dongguan	嫽
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	嫽
	Qingyuan	耍₁
	Fogang	嫽
	Yingde (Hanguang)	嫽
	Yangshan	耍₁
	Lianshan (Butian)	耍極
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	耍₁
	Shaoguan	玩
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	玩
	Renhua	玩
	Lechang	玩
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	耍₁
	Sihui	玩耍
	Guangning	耍₁
	Deqing	蕩
	Huaiji	耍₁
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	耍₁
	Yunfu	耍₁, 搞
	Xinxing	轉
	Luoding	玩, 耍₁
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蕩
	Yangjiang	搞
	Xinyi	嫽, 蕩
	Maoming (Xinpo)	嫽
	Lianjiang	嫽
	Nanning	耍₁
	Wuzhou	去嫽
	Beihai	嘢
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	耍₁
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	玩
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	耍₁
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	玩, 嫽
	Penang (Guangfu)	玩
	Singapore (Guangfu)	玩, 嫽
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	玩, 嫽
	Móng Cái	耍₁
Gan	Nanchang	暱, 玩
	Lichuan	猥
	Pingxiang	耍₁
Hakka	Meixian	嫽, 搞
	Xingning	嫽
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	嫽
	Huiyang	嫽
	Huidong (Daling)	嫽
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	嫽
	Boluo (Bendihua)	嫽
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	嫽
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	嫽
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	嫽
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	嫽
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	嫽
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	嫽
	Wengyuan	嫽
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	嫽
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	嫽
	Liannan	嫽
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	嫽
	Jiexi	搣
	Luhe	搞
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	嫽
	Changting	嫽
	Wuping	嫽
	Wuping (Pingyu)	嫽
	Liancheng	嫽
	Ninghua	嬉
	Yudu	嫽, 搞
	Shicheng	嬉
	Shangyou (Shexi)	嫽
	Tonggu (Sandu)	嫽
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	嫽
	Dayu	搞, 嫽
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尞, 搞
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尞, 搞
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尞, 搞
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尞, 搞
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尞, 爽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尞, 搞
	Hong Kong	嫽, 搞
	Mengshan (Xihe)	嫽, 搞
	Luchuan	嫽
	Senai (Huiyang)	嫽
	Kuching (Hepo)	搞
Huizhou	Jixi	嬉
Jin	Taiyuan	耍₁
Northern Min	Jian'ou	嬉
	Songxi	嬉
	Zhenghe	嬉
	Jianyang	嬉
	Wuyishan	嬉
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	客佻
	Fuzhou (Changle)	客佻
	Lianjiang	客佻
	Fuqing	客佻
	Pingtan	客佻
	Yongtai	客佻
	Minqing	客佻
	Gutian	客佻
	Pingnan	他佻
	Luoyuan	客佻
	Fu'an	宅佻
	Ningde	客佻
	Xiapu	客佻
	Zherong	宅佻
	Shouning	宅佻
	Zhouning	宅佻
	Fuding	宅佻
	Matsu	客佻
	Singapore (Fuqing)	客佻
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	客佻
Southern Min	Xiamen	耍₂, 𨑨迌, 奕
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	𨑨迌
	Quanzhou	𨑨, 𨑨迌
	Jinjiang	𨑨迌
	Nan'an	𨑨迌
	Shishi	𨑨迌, 𨑨
	Hui'an	𨑨迌
	Anxi	𨑨迌
	Yongchun	𨑨迌
	Dehua	𨑨迌
	Zhangzhou	耍₂, 𨑨迌, 奕
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	𨑨迌
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Hua'an	𨑨迌
	Nanjing	𨑨迌
	Pinghe	𨑨迌
	Zhangpu	𨑨迌
	Yunxiao	𨑨迌
	Zhao'an	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Dongshan	𨑨迌
	Taipei	耍₂, 𨑨迌, 奕
	Kaohsiung	耍₂, 𨑨迌, 奕
	Kinmen	𨑨迌
	Penang (Hokkien)	𨑨迌, 奕
	Singapore (Hokkien)	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Manila (Hokkien)	𨑨迌, 𨑨, 奕
	Longyan	𨑨迌
	Zhangping	𨑨迌
	Datian	嬉
	Chaozhou	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Raoping	耍₂
	Shantou	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Shantou (Chenghai)	𨑨迌
	Jieyang	耍₂, 𨑨迌, 羅坐
	Lufeng	𨑨迌
	Haifeng	𨑨迌
	Bangkok (Teochew)	𨑨迌
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	𨑨迌
	Singapore (Teochew)	耍₂, 𨑨迌
	Pontianak (Teochew)	耍₂
	Leizhou	弄
	Wenchang	弄
	Haikou	弄
	Qionghai	弄
	Singapore (Hainanese)	弄
Puxian Min	Putian	搭聊
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	搭聊
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	搭聊
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	搭聊
	Xianyou	搭聊
	Xianyou (Fengting)	搭聊
	Xianyou (Youyang)	搭聊
Central Min	Yong'an	嬉
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	嬉
	Sanming (Shaxian)	嬉
Wu	Shanghai	白相
	Shanghai (Chongming)	白相
	Suzhou	白相
	Wuxi	白相
	Hangzhou	耍子
	Shaoxing	嬉 intransitive, 搞 transitive
	Ningbo	嬲和, 嬉 dated, 嬉戲 dated, 白相 rare
	Wenzhou	嬉, 玩, 狡調
	Lishui	嬉
	Jinhua	嬉
Xiang	Changsha	玩
	Shuangfeng	耍₁
	Quanzhou	耍₁