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人來瘋

简人来疯 · 繁人來瘋

Mandarin · pinyin rén lái fēng

to get hyped up in front of an audience
(of children) to play up in front of guests

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
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来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
疯: fēng · crazy, insane, mentally ill

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2–2–1 · ren2 lai2 feng1

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(idiomatic, of a child) to act up when there are guests present; to be peevish or loud in the presence of visitors

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