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闹
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Definitions
- 1. noisy
- 2. cacophonous
- 3. to make noise
- 4. to disturb
- 5. to vent (feelings)
- 6. to fall ill
- 7. to have an attack (of sickness)
- 8. to go in (for some activity)
- 9. to joke
Example Sentences
1 shown别 闹 事。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 闹
to disturb
to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
to enjoy watching a bustling scene
to have a falling out
bustling
clamorous
farce
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
noisy
to cause trouble
alarm (clock)
(coll.) to be burglarized
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
to be vexed or annoyed
downtown
alarm clock
(dialect) bustling
noisy; to make a racket
(neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff, by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera
to cause havoc
to make a scene
to create an uproar
to get angry
downtown area
bustling with noise and excitement
to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
to create a big disturbance
disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹[yī nào])
see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nào dòng fáng]
snooze button
Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
to make a noise
(Internet slang) transcription of \not at all\ – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[huáng xiǎo míng], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad
disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nào dòng fáng]
to be difficult with sb
alarm clock
to cause trouble
to be in a bad mood
to join in the fun
small-scale
to make trouble
to play games
haunted
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
to be at loggerheads
to bawl, disturbing others
to make a lot of noise
to act willfully and make a scene
(coll.) to have diarrhea
to skylark
(dialect) bustling
to make a fool of oneself
noise