How to Say ‘Just kidding.’ in Traditional Chinese
開玩笑啦。
kāi wán xiào la
[kāi wánxiào la]
💬 Usage Tip: 開玩笑 (kāi wán xiào) literally means "open a joke". Add 啦 and it becomes the friendly "just kidding" you'll hear constantly in Taiwan.
Phrase Breakdown
開玩笑
kāi wán xiào
[kāi wánxiào]
to joke; to kid
To say something not meant seriously.
他喜歡開玩笑。
He likes to joke.
啦
la
[la]
sentence-final particle softening tone
A very common spoken particle in Taiwanese Mandarin that makes the tone sound more casual, friendly, or reassuring.
真的沒關係啦，前面下車就好。
Really, it's okay; just let me get off up ahead.
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