quarrel and fight; brawl
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to quarrel and fight; to brawl; to have a row
dialectUsed in dialectal Chinese to describe both verbal quarreling and physical fighting. Implies a noisy, disruptive conflict.
Tā他
men们
xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
le了
xiǎo小
shì事
nào闹
jià架
。
The two brothers often quarrel and fight over trivial matters.
Gé隔
bì壁
nà那
duì对
fū夫
qī妻
yòu又
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
nào闹
jià架
le了
，
shēng声
yīn音
dà大
de得
zhěng整
dòng栋
lóu楼
dōu都
tīng听
de得
jiàn见
。
That couple next door is brawling in the yard again, so loudly that the whole building can hear them.
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Lín邻
lǐ里
zhī之
jiān间
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
xiāng相
chǔ处
，
bié别
zǒng总
shì是
nào闹
jià架
。
Neighbors should get along well with each other and not always be fighting.