逗哏

Traditional form:

逗哏

Pinyin (reading):

dòugén

Definitions:

• funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲／对口相声 (duìkǒuxiàngshēng))
• to joke
• to play the fool
• to provoke laughter

Characters:

• 逗 - to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir
• 哏 - the clamor of an argument; funny; odd

Traditional characters:

• 逗 - to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir
• 哏 - the clamor of an argument; funny; odd