nào
xiào
hua

common
idiom
verb

Meaning of 闹笑话

闹笑话 means to make a fool of oneself; to make a laughable mistake due to ignorance or carelessness. Pronounced nào xiào hua.

  • to make a fool of oneself; to make a laughable mistake due to ignorance or carelessness

Definitions & Examples

gāng
dào
Guǎng广
zhōu
de
shí
hou
 
yīn
wèi
dǒng
Guǎng广
zhōu
huà
 
cháng
cháng
nào
xiào
hua
 

When I first arrived in Guangzhou, I often made a fool of myself because I didn't understand Cantonese.

dǒng
guī
ju
 
zài
yàn
huì
shang
nào
le
shǎo
xiào
hua
 

He didn't know the rules and made quite a few blunders at the banquet.

zuò
fàn
shí
 
yán
dàng
chéng
táng
fàng
le
 
zhēn
shi
nào
le
xiào
hua
 

The first time I cooked, I mistook salt for sugar—what a ridiculous mistake that was.

guǒ
qián
zuò
gōng
 
dào
shí
hou
kěn
dìng
huì
nào
xiào
hua
 

If you don't prepare in advance, you'll definitely embarrass yourself when the time comes.