"monkeyshines" in Chinese (Traditional)
惡作劇胡鬧
Definition
頑皮、搞笑或惡作劇的行為，通常是為了逗人笑或開無傷大雅的玩笑。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
是非正式且較為陳舊的用詞，通常用於形容小孩的頑皮或無傷大雅的惡作劇，不用於嚴重的事。常見於“stop your monkeyshines”等語境。
Examples
The children were caught doing monkeyshines in the classroom.
孩子們在教室裡被發現搞**惡作劇**。
Stop your monkeyshines and sit down, please.
請停止你的**胡鬧**，坐下來。
Grandpa used to tell stories about his monkeyshines as a boy.
爺爺常講他小時候的**惡作劇**故事。
Enough with the monkeyshines, or you'll get in trouble!
別再**胡鬧**了，不然你會惹麻煩！
Those kids are always up to some kind of monkeyshines after school.
那些孩子放學後總是搞點**惡作劇**。
My little brother's monkeyshines make everyone laugh at family gatherings.
我弟弟的**惡作劇**讓家庭聚會上的每個人都笑了。