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鬧: noisy; to disturb; quarrel

By March 17, 2016January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

鬧 [闹] nào

verb
: noisy; cacophonous
: to make noise; to disturb
: to vent (feelings)
: to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness)
: to go in (for some activity)
: to joke

Kun Reading
none applicable

騒がしい | さわがしい sawagashii

adjective
: noisy; boisterous
: turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

On Reading
none applicable

Usage:

鬧區 [闹区] nao4qu1: downtown
鬧鐘 [闹钟] nao4zhong1: alarm clock
鬧笑話 [闹笑话] nao4 xiao4hua4: made to look a fool; a laughingstock
鬧著玩兒 [闹着玩儿] nao4zhewan2 r: to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on somebody
鬧[闹]事 nao4shi4: to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
吵鬧[闹] chao3nao4: noisy
取鬧[闹] qu3nao4: to make trouble; to make fun of
喧鬧[闹] xuan1nao4: to make a noise; noisy
大鬧[闹] da4nao4: to cause havoc; to run amok
胡鬧[闹] hu2 nao4: to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
熱鬧 [热闹] re4nao4: bustling with noise and excitement; lively

湊熱鬧 [凑热闹] cou4 re4 nao5: to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble


Japanese common word
雑鬧 | ざっとう zattou
: congestion; traffic jam; throng; hustle and bustle



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
鬧脾氣 [闹脾气] nao4 pi2 qi5
: to get angry

鬧鬧攘攘 [闹闹攘攘] nao4 nao4 rang3 rang3
: to create an uproar

大吵大鬧 [大吵大闹] da4 chao3 da4 nao4
: to shout and scream; to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

無理取鬧 [无理取闹] wu2li3 qu3nao4
: to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative

一哭二鬧三上吊 [一哭二闹三上吊] yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4
: to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum

內行看門道,外行看熱鬧 [内行看门道,外行看热闹] nei4 hang2 kan4 men2 dao5 , wai4 hang2 kan4 re4 nao5
: while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Fighting (dou4: fight) in the
market (shi2: market)



簡體 Simplified.



Semantic:
閙 nao4: quarrel; dispute hotly



Examples:
你不要鬧了!
ni3 bu4yao4 nao4 le
Stop this farce!

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary