鬧 (naau6 | nao4) : noisy; disturb; give vent to; scold

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鬧

naau6

nao4

[1] [adj] noisy; uproarious; stormy
[2] [v] disturb; make a noise; create trouble
[3] [v] give vent to; be disgruntled
[4] [v] launch; cause; bring about
[5] [v] suffer from; be affected by
[6] [粵] [v] scold; berate; quarrel with

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: (#191)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鬧 / 闹

This word has been viewed 12605 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2013 14:29

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鬧市 naau6 si5 nao4 shi4 = bustling city

鬧鬼 naau6 gwai2 nao4 gui3 = be haunted

熱鬧 jit6 naau6 re4 nao5 = exciting; lively

鬧鐘 naau6 zung1 nao4 zhong1 = alarm clock

吵鬧 caau2 naau6 chao3 nao4 = noisy 國

鬧事 naau6 si6 nao4 shi4 = cause trouble, create a disturbance

鬧脾氣 naau6 pei4 hei3 nao4 pi2 qi4 = grouchy, show ill temper

無理取鬧 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6 = unreasonably troublesome

鬧熱 naau6 jit6 = (of festival, party) noisy and lots of fun

鬧交 naau6 gaau1 = quarrel

混鬧 wan6 naau6 = make senseless fuss

愛吵鬧的 oi3 caau2 naau6 dik1 ai4 chao1 nao4 de5 = currish 國

吵鬧聲 caau2 naau6 seng1 chao3 nao4 sheng1 = noise

吵鬧的 caau2 naau6 dik1 chao1 nao4 de5 = rowdy 國

鬧哄哄 naau6 hung6 hung6 = crowded

喧鬧 hyun1 naau6 xuan1 nao4 = make a noise; noisy

大吵大鬧 daai6 caau2 daai6 laau6 da4 chao3 da4 nao4 = to ruffle; to raise a big uproar

鬧笑話 naau6 siu3 waa6*2 nao4 xiao4 hua4 = to be a laughingstock; to make a fool of oneself

湊熱鬧 cau3 jit6 naau6 cou4 re4 nao4 = join in the fun; get in one the action

胡鬧 wu4 naau6 hu2 nao4 = go wild;be up to no good; be mischievous; cause trouble or a disturbance for no obvious reason

畀人鬧 bei2 jan4 naau6 (laau6) = to get a telling-off, to get a scolding 粵

鬧人 naau6 jan4 / laau6 jan4 = to curse someone 粵

大鬧天宮 daai6 naau6 tin1 gung1 da4 nao4 tian1 gong1 = "Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven"

廝鬧 si1 naau6 si1 nao4 = to cause trouble 國

一哭二鬧三上吊 jat1 huk1 ji6 naau6 saam1 soeng5 diu3 yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4 = throw a tantrum; make a terrible scene

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琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

阿媽鬧人中氣十足。粵
Mum can scold people very loudly

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鬧
Unicode code for this character: U+9b27 (off-site link)

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