嚷

Mandarin · pinyin rǎng

Meanings

  1. to shout
  2. to bellow
  3. to make a big deal of sth
  4. to make a fuss about sth
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嚷
rǎng · shout, brawl, make uproar, cry
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3 · rang3

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joeng5 · joeng6

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character

  1. to shout; to cry out
  2. to make an uproar; to brawl
  3. (dialectal) to criticize

character

  1. synonym of 嚷 (rǎng) only used in 嚷嚷 (rāngrang)

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