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大吵大鬧

简 大吵大闹 · 繁 大吵大鬧
Mandarin · pinyin dà chǎo dà nào

Meanings

  1. to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
  2. to make a scene
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
吵
chǎo · argue, dispute; disturb, annoy
鬧
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闹
nào · quarrel; dispute hotly
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4–3–4–4 · da4 chao3 da4 nao4

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daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6

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  1. (idiomatic) to create a noisy disturbance; to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

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