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 12559 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
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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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