插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
  2. buffoonery

CHARACTERS

插 chā insert, stick into; plant
科 kē section, department, science
打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
諢 hùn jokes, obscene jests; joke