幽默
Chinese edit
quiet; secluded | silent; write from memory | ||
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trad. (幽默) | 幽 | 默 | |
simp. #(幽默) | 幽 | 默 |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Of native origin, as the combination of 幽 (yōu, “dark”) and 默 (mò, “quiet”); attested in the Chu Ci (《楚辭·九章·懷沙》).
Adjective edit
幽默
Etymology 2 edit
Phono-semantic matching of English humor, by linguist Lin Yutang in 1924.
Adjective edit
幽默
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
幽默