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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jangnan
"그들은 친구에게 장난을 쳤다."
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A mischievous trick or practical joke.
"The students played a harmless prank on their teacher."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'dress showily, adorn'): of unknown origin.
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broma
Transliteration: broma
"Le jugaron una broma pesada."
pegadinha
Transliteration: pegadinha
"Eles adoram pregar uma pegadinha."
blague
Transliteration: blague
"Il a fait une blague à son collègue."
Streich
Transliteration: Streich
"Sie spielten ihm einen Streich."
scherzo
Transliteration: scherzo
"È stato solo un piccolo scherzo."
शरारत
Transliteration: shararat
"यह केवल एक मज़ाक था।"
恶作剧
Transliteration: è zuò jù
"他们在万圣节开了一个恶作剧。"
장난
Transliteration: jangnan
"그들은 친구에게 장난을 쳤다."
いたずら
Transliteration: itazura
"彼は友達にいたずらを仕掛けた。"
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