"kid about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 開玩笑（關於）

Definition

開玩笑地談論某事，不是認真地說。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式、友善用語，常用於輕鬆或玩笑場合，後面通常接主題（如「開玩笑考試」）。不要和意思為「小孩」的 'kid' 搞混。

Examples

He likes to kid about his messy room.

他喜歡**開玩笑地說**他的房間很亂。

Don't kid about things like that.

不要**開玩笑**這種事情。

Are you kidding about moving to another country?

你是**在開玩笑說**要搬到別的國家嗎？

She always kids about eating too much dessert, but we know she loves cake.

她總是**開玩笑說**自己喫太多甜點，其實我們都知道她愛蛋糕。

I wasn't kidding about quitting my job—I'm actually serious.

我不是**開玩笑說**要辭職——我是認真的。

We all kid about getting rich, but deep down, who wouldn't want it?

我們都**開玩笑說**要發財，其實誰不想呢？