hề

Thân thiện

Một chú hề đang tung hứng những quả bóng màu sắc trên sân khấu xiếc.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Clown, jester, funny-man: A performer, typically in a theater, circus, or traditional performance, whose role is to make the audience laugh through humorous acts, jokes, or physical comedy.
   • A comedic role: A specific character type in traditional Vietnamese theater (like chèo or tuồng) or other performing arts dedicated to comedy and satire.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đóng vai một chú hề trong rạp xiếc. (He plays the role of a clown in the circus.)
  • Vai hề trong vở chèo thường có những lời thoại rất hài hước. (The jester's role in the chèo play often has very humorous lines.)
  • Những chú hề luôn mang lại tiếng cười cho khán giả. (Clowns always bring laughter to the audience.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm trò hề" / "diễn trò hề": To act like a clown; to behave in a ridiculous or foolish manner to amuse others or to be mocked.
  • Đừng có làm trò hề trước mặt mọi người như thế. (Don't act like a clown in front of everyone like that.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hài hước (adj): Humorous, funny. (Describes something that causes laughter.)
• Khôi hài (adj): Comical, humorous. (Often used for witty or amusing situations or speech.)
• Chú hề (n): The clown. (A common, slightly more specific or affectionate term for a clown.)
• Anh hề (n): The clown. (Similar to "chú hề".)

Synonyms

• Clown: (English equivalent) A comic performer, especially in a circus.
• Jester: A historical entertainer employed to joke and amuse a royal court.
• Buffoon: A ridiculous but amusing person; a fool. (Can have a more negative connotation.)
• Comedian: A professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs comedy. (Broader than , which is often a specific character role.)

Related Phrases

• Mặt hề: Clown face; a painted face like a clown's.
  • Cô ấy vẽ mặt hề rất cầu kỳ. (She paints a very elaborate clown face.)
• Trang phục hề: Clown costume.
  • Bộ trang phục hề đó rất sặc sỡ. (That clown costume is very colorful.)

Related Idioms

• Cười như hề: To laugh like a clown; to laugh loudly and uncontrollably.
  • Nghe câu chuyện đó, nó cười như hề. (Hearing that story, he laughed like a clown.)
• Làm trò hề cho thiên hạ: To make a spectacle of oneself; to act foolishly for others to see (often used critically).
  • Anh ta cứ thích làm trò hề cho thiên hạ. (He always likes to make a spectacle of himself.)

Học thuật

noun

1. clown; funny-man