玩意

Chinese
 
curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself
 
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad.
(玩意)		 玩 意
variant forms 玩藝／玩艺

Pronunciation

Noun

玩意

  1. (informal) thingamajig; thingie
    這是什麼破爛玩意兒？ [MSC, trad.]
    这是什么破烂玩意儿？ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì shénme pòlàn wányìr? [Pinyin]
    What sort of broken shit is this?
  2. (informal) device; contrivance
  3. (informal) person; individual (usually used in pejorative senses such as a bad person)
    他是什麼玩意兒！ / 他是什么玩意儿！  ―  Tā shì shénme wányìr!  ―  What kind of louse is he!
    我早知道他不是個好玩意兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    我早知道他不是个好玩意儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zǎo zhīdào tā bùshì ge hǎo wányìr. [Pinyin]
    I knew all along that he was no good.
  4. (informal) toy; plaything
  5. (informal) trick; act
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