| 闖 | 797C15 52B.00-5 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄔㄨㄤˇ [chuang3] (AC also ㄔㄣˋ [chen4] ). | ||
| V.i.&t. | (1) To rush in by force or improperly, to roam about: 闖進去 break into room against rules; 闖大運 take great risks for some fortune; 闖婚作 formerly, rush into marriage without consulting astrologers; 闖光棍 a ne'er-do-well; 闖江湖 to make a living from town to town (as boxers, like Western circuses). (2) To collide: 闖禍 [chuang3huo4]↓ (related 撞 10A.11). (3) To learn by some hard knocks: 闖出膽兒來了 gain courage by experience; 闖鍊 [chuang3lian4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 闖禍 [chuang4huo4], (sp. pr. [chuang4chuang3]), v. i., to get into a serious accident (in driving, by political mistake). 2. 闖鍊 [chuang3lian4], v. i., gain experience from real life. 3. 闖喪 [chuang4sang1], v. i., (sl. abusive) to roam about, (“run into s.o.’s funeral”). 4. 闖子 [chuang3zi0], n., (coll.) a ruffian. | |||||