nàohong

闹哄

Word · VerbTraditional鬧哄

clamor; bustle; kick up a fuss

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to clamor; to make a racket; to kick up a fuss

dialect

Used in dialectal contexts to describe noisy commotion or arguing. Often implies a chaotic or unpleasant noise.

Yǒu有
yì意
jiàn见
nǐ你
jiù就
tí提
 ，
nào闹
hong哄
shén什
me么
 ！

If you have an opinion, just say it—what are you kicking up a fuss about?

Yī一
xià下
zi子
 ，
cūn村
qián前
cūn村
hòu后
nào闹
kāi开
le了
 。

All at once, the whole area in front of and behind the village erupted in an uproar.

2.

verb

to bustle about; to work noisily together; to be busy with many people

dialect

Describes a scene where a group of people are busy working together, often with accompanying noise and commotion.

Dà大
jiā家
nào闹
hong哄
le了
hǎo好
yī一
zhèn阵
zi子
 ，
cái才
suàn算
bǎ把
nà那
duī堆
tǔ土
gěi给
píng平
le了
 。

Everyone bustled about for quite a while before finally leveling that pile of dirt.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
nào闹
hong哄
zhe着
bǎ把
jiā家
jù具
bān搬
shàng上
le了
lóu楼
 。

The workers bustled about carrying the furniture upstairs.