Drama

戲

Drama

Pronunciation:

xi ( Putonghua, 4th tone )
hei ( Cantonese 3rd tone )

Meaning: drama, pretense, play, game

戲劇 ( xi ju ) drama
戲弄 ( xi nong playing / fingering with ) means fooling someone.
戲法 ( xi fa = drama / pretense magic / power ) means stage magic.
君子無戲言 ( jun zi wu xi yan = gentleman no joking words ) is asserting "I'm a man of integrity, my statement/promise is no joke".

遊戲 ( you xi = roaming playing ) means games.
兒童遊戲 ( er tong you xi = children's games
下棋 ( xia qi = placing chess pieces = chess game )
綱上遊戲 ( wang shang you xi = internet online game )
牌戲 ( pai xi = cards / tiles games ) covers bridge, mahjong etc.

遊戲人間 ( you xi ren jian = playing human world ) means taking life as a game, non seriously.

By: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄