脱口秀 (脫口秀)
tuō kǒu xiù
Pinyin

Definition

脱口秀 (脫口秀)
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tuō kǒu xiù
  1. (loanword) talk show
  2. stand-up comedy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
优秀
yōu xiù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 excellent
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import

Idioms (20)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不过对于有些美式脱口秀里的笑点，我估计大多数中国人都会没感觉，甚至接受不了。还是相声和小品更适合中国人。
bùguò duìyú yǒuxiē měishì tuōkǒuxiù lǐ de xiàodiǎn ，wǒ gūjì dàduōshù Zhōngguórén dōu huì méi gǎnjué ，shènzhì jiēshòubuliǎo 。háishì xiàngsheng hé xiǎopǐn gèng shìhé Zhōngguórén 。
But I would guess that most Chinese people wouldn't understand the punchlines on American talk shows or even find them offensive. I think cross-talk and skits are more suitable to Chinese audiences.
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我觉得像黄西这种脱口秀以后也可以是国内喜剧演出的发展方向。
wǒ juéde xiàng Huáng Xī zhèzhǒng tuōkǒuxiù yǐhòu yě kěyǐ shì guónèi xǐjù yǎnchū de fāzhǎn fāngxiàng 。
I think that stuff like Joe Wang's talk show performance could be the direction in which Chinese comedy shows develop.
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