Definition

1. Noun:
   • Comedy: A genre of drama, film, literature, or performance that is humorous and amusing, primarily intended to entertain and make the audience laugh.
   • A comedic play or show: A specific theatrical, cinematic, or televised work that belongs to the comedy genre, often using humor to critique or satirize social vices and negative phenomena.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi thích xem phim hài kịch. (I like to watch comedy movies.)
  • Vở hài kịch đó phê phán thói tham lam. (That comedy play criticizes the vice of greed.)
  • Anh ấy là một đạo diễn hài kịch nổi tiếng. (He is a famous comedy director.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively to describe other nouns related to the genre.
  • diễn viên hài kịch: comedy actor/comedian.
  • yếu tố hài kịch: comedic element.

Variants and Related Words

• Hài (n/tính từ): Often used as a shorter, more colloquial form meaning "comedy" or "funny." It can also be an adjective meaning "humorous."
  • phim hài: comedy film.
• Kịch hài (n): A less common variant with the same meaning as "hài kịch," translating to "comic play" or "comedy."

Synonyms

• Comedy: The general genre of humorous entertainment.
• Farce: A type of comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.
• Satire: A genre that uses humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While "hài kịch" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is central to phrases describing comedic talent or situations.
  • có khiếu hài kịch: to have a sense of comedy/a talent for comedy.
  • tình huống hài kịch: a comedic situation.

noun

1. comedy