| 鬧 | 798A15 52B.00-6 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄋㄠˋ [nao4] | ||
| V.i.&t. | (1) To quarrel, dispute hotly, create confusion, cause disturbance, stir up trouble, make a loud noise, do anything disorderly: 吵鬧 quarrel noisily; 擾鬧 cause disturbance; 胡鬧 talk nonsense, play antics; 別胡鬧 don't make a fool of yourself! 別鬧 be quiet, please! 鬧風潮 stir up unrest (among students, workers, etc.), call a strike; 鬧房 [nao4fang2]↓; 鬧亂子 cause trouble, start a riot, commit a serious blunder; 鬧鬨 cause an uproar; 鬧家務 have domestic trouble; 鬧酒 become quarrelsome as result of too much drinking; 鬧  玩兒 do (s.t.) silly for the fun of it;鬧吵子 to squabble; 鬧事 [nao4shi4]↓; 鬧脾氣 show ill temper, get into a passion; 鬧氣 [nao4qi4]↓; 鬧意見 have difference of opinion; 鬧擰兒，鬧擰了 have misunderstanding; 鬧性子 fly into a rage; 鬧心眼兒 be suspicious, reticent, uncommunicative; 鬧蹩扭 be at odds: 兩口子又在鬧蹩扭 the couple are bickering again. (2) Suffer from, be troubled by, undergo, experience: 鬧病 [nao4bing4]↓; 鬧肚子，鬧嗓子，鬧腳氣，鬧眼睛 suffer from or have diarrhoea, a sore throat, beriberi, eye trouble; 鬧天氣 (of climate) be “under the weather”; 鬧水災 have floods, be inundated; 鬧鬼 [nao4gui3]↓; 鬧饑荒suffer famines; 鬧賊 be visited by burglars; 鬧窮[nao4qiong2]↓. (3) Cause (s.t.) to happen: 鬧了滿身的水 get soaked all over; 鬧出一身大汗 perspire all over; 鬧得一團糟，一塌糊塗 create havoc, make a mess of it; 鬧得天翻地覆 turn the whole world upside down; 鬧得滿城風雨 cause a big scandal; 鬧得雞犬不寧，鬧得頭昏腦脹 cause such utter confusion as to make everybody nervous, to drive one crazy. (4) Make a clear distinction, distinguish: 鬧不清 cannot distinguish one thing from another; 鬧不清誰是誰cannot tell who is who; 鬧不清誰是誰非 cannot tell who is right and who is wrong. | |||||
| Adj. | Noisy: 鬧得慌 noisy and irritating; (MC) 鬧騰，鬧火火，鬧轟轟，鬧鑊鐸，鬧荒荒 tumultuous; 鬧炒炒，鬧吵吵 clamorous; 鬧市 [nao4shi4]↓; 鬧熱，熱鬧 (of festival, party) noisy and lots of fun. | |||||
| N. | Spree, boisterousness: 看熱鬧 to watch a big crowd at celebrations; 鬧中取靜 keep quiet in a noisy neighborhood. | |||||
| Words | 1. 鬧病 [nao4bing4], v.i., be ill. 2. 鬧氣 [nao4qi4], v.i., look for trouble in a fit of anger. 3. 鬧窮 [nao4qiong2], v.i., be poor, lack money or funds. 4. 鬧房 [nao4fang2], v.i. & n., (also 鬧新房) “tease the bride,” esp. to make the bride laugh. 5. 鬧鬼 [nao4gui3], v.i., (1) (of houses) be haunted; (2) play antics. 6. 鬧鐘 [nao4zhong1], n., an alarm clock. 7. 鬧喪鼓 (兒) (子) [nao4sang1gu3]([er0]([zi0]), n., a kind of musical instrument used at funerals. 8. 鬧事 [nao4shi4]1, v.i., to cause trouble. 9. 鬧市 [nao4shi4]2, n., busy streets. 10. 鬧虛 [nao4xU1], v.i., affect politeness (also 客氣). 11. 鬧羊花 [nao4yang2hua1], n., (bot.) rhododendron, Rhododendron sinense (also 羊躑躅). 12. 鬧油 [nao4you2], adj., uneasy, disturbed. | |||||