mock

(v. t.)
To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
  

(v. t.)
To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
  

(v. t.)
To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
  

(v. i.)
To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
  

(n.)
Imitation; mimicry.
  

(n.)
An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
  

(a.)
Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.
  

Noun
1. the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
(hypernym) derision, ridicule
Verb
1. treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
(synonym) bemock
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
(hyponym) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(derivation) scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer
2. imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
(hypernym) imitate, copy, simulate
(hyponym) caricature, ape
(derivation) scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer
Adjective
1. constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle"
(similar) counterfeit, imitative

mai3 mai4 huan2 zhu1
Buying, selling and returning pearls.
Previously used to satirize the seller of pearls. Now used to mock a person who values superficial beauty rather than actual worth.