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吵

Mandarin · pinyin chāo#

used in 吵吵 chāo chao
Taiwan pr. chǎo

Mandarin · pinyin chǎo#

noisy; loud
to quarrel; to argue

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吵: chǎo · argue, dispute; disturb, annoy

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1 · chao1

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noisy; rowdy; boisterous; clamorous
to argue; to dispute
to disturb; to annoy

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(historical dictionaries only) Sound of chicken.

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Used in personal names.
used in 吵吵 (chāochao, “to make noise”)

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(historical dictionaries only) alternative form of 訬 /𰵏 (“light (of weight)”)

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