闹 (鬧) nào

1. nào verb to quarrel
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '鬧'; Guoyu '鬧' v 3; Unihan '鬧')
2. nào verb to be noisy; to be riotous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '鬧'; Guoyu '鬧' v 1; Kroll 2015 '鬧' 1, p. 320)
3. nào noun excitement
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '鬧' 1a, p. 320)
4. nào verb to happen; to occur
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '鬧' v 2)
5. nào verb to disturb; to create a disturbance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '鬧'; Guoyu '鬧' v 4; Unihan '鬧')
6. nào verb to play with; to joke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '鬧' v 5)

Contained in

• 闹肚子(鬧肚子) to have diarrhea
• 闹腾(鬧騰) to disturb; to be disruptive
• 内行看门道，外行看热闹(內行看門道，外行看熱鬧) while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
• 闹哄哄(鬧哄哄) clamorous; noisy; sensational; very exciting
• 闹场(鬧場) gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance
• 又吵又闹(又吵又鬧) to make a lot of noise; to be disorderly
• 闹区(鬧區) downtown
• 吵闹(吵鬧) to quarrel; to wrangle ; noisy
• 闹铃时钟(鬧鈴時鐘) alarm clock
• 胡闹(胡鬧) to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
• 医闹(醫鬧) organized disruption of healthcare facilities
• 吵闹声(吵鬧聲) noise
• 闹心(鬧心) to be vexed or annoyed; to feel queasy
• 闹事(鬧事) to create a disturbance
• 骚闹(騷鬧) noisy
• 闹别扭(鬧彆扭) to be difficult with; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with
• 大吵大闹(大吵大鬧) to shout and scream; to kick up a fuss; to make a scene
• 闹铃(鬧鈴) alarm (clock)
• 取闹(取鬧) to make trouble; to make fun of
• 炒闹(炒鬧) to argue
• 喧闹(喧鬧) to make a noise; noisy
• 瞧热闹(瞧熱鬧) to enjoy watching a busy scene; to watch a fight without doing anything
• 闹情绪(鬧情緒) to be in a bad mood
• 热闹(熱鬧) bustling with noise and excitement; lively
• 闹着玩儿(鬧著玩兒) to play ; to joke
• 闹糊糊(鬧糊糊) to cause trouble
• 闹脾气(鬧脾氣) to get angry
• 闹钟(鬧鐘) alarm clock
• 闹贼(鬧賊) to be burglarized
• 无理取闹(無理取鬧) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative
• 繁闹(繁鬧) bustling
• 闹洞房(鬧洞房) disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
• 闹翻天(鬧翻天) to create a big disturbance
• 瞎闹(瞎鬧) to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly
• 闹饥荒(鬧饑荒) to suffer from crop failure ; to quarrel
• 闹笑话(鬧笑話) made to look a fool
• 大闹(大鬧) to cause havoc; to run amok
• 小打小闹(小打小鬧) small-scale
• 闹鬼(鬧鬼) to haunt
• 闹剧(鬧劇) a farce; an exaggerated comedy ; something comical
• 五鬼闹判(五鬼鬧判) Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom)
• 闹市(鬧市) downtown area; city center
• 一哭二闹三上吊(一哭二鬧三上吊) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
• 闹翻(鬧翻) to have a falling out; to have a big argument
• 闹闹攘攘(鬧鬧攘攘) to create an uproar
• 闹猛(鬧猛) bustling; lively
• 凑热闹(湊熱鬧) to join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in; to create more trouble
• 闹忙(鬧忙) bustling; lively
• 止闹按钮(止鬧按鈕) snooze button

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• 第二回 Chapter 85 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 14
• 第二回 Chapter 103 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 13
• 第二回 Chapter 100 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 11
• 第二回 Chapter 34 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 11
• 第二回 Chapter 107 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第二回 Chapter 117 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第二回 Chapter 60 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 9
• 第二回 Chapter 108 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 8
• 第二回 Chapter 106 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 8
• 第二回 Chapter 31 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 8

Collocations

• 闹装 (鬧裝) 加金塗銀鬧裝鞍勒 — History of Song 宋史, 卷一百四十八 志第一百〇一 儀衞六 Volume 148 Treatises 101: Ceremonial Guards 6 — count: 10
• 盖闹 (蓋鬧) 時氐帥蓋鬧等反 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷33 列傳第25 厙狄峙 楊荐 趙剛 王慶 趙昶 王悅 趙文表 Volume 33 Biographies 25: She Dishi; Yang Jian; Zhao Gang; Wang Qian; Zhao Chang;Wang Yue; Zhao Wenbiao — count: 8
• 闹动 (鬧動) 你兩個都頭都不要鬧動 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三回 Chapter 3 — count: 6
• 寻闹 (尋鬧) 這箇唐牛兒一逕來尋鬧 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十二回 Chapter 22 — count: 5
• 闹等 (鬧等) 時氐帥蓋鬧等反 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷33 列傳第25 厙狄峙 楊荐 趙剛 王慶 趙昶 王悅 趙文表 Volume 33 Biographies 25: She Dishi; Yang Jian; Zhao Gang; Wang Qian; Zhao Chang;Wang Yue; Zhao Wenbiao — count: 5
• 银闹 (銀鬧) 加金塗銀鬧裝鞍勒 — History of Song 宋史, 卷一百四十八 志第一百〇一 儀衞六 Volume 148 Treatises 101: Ceremonial Guards 6 — count: 5
• 闹闹 (鬧鬧) 鬧鬧穰穰 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二十三回 Chapter 23 — count: 4
• 闹裏 (鬧裏) 打鬧裏 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五回 Chapter 5 — count: 4
• 场闹 (場鬧) 尋一場鬧 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第六回 Chapter 6 — count: 3
• 闹儿 (鬧兒) 獲其酋帥高鬧兒等十人 — Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史, 卷一百十六 周書7: 世宗本紀三 Volume 116 Book of Later Zhou 18: Shizong Annals 3 — count: 3