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擾攘

简扰攘 · 繁擾攘

Mandarin · pinyin rǎo rǎng

bustling
to create trouble
to disturb

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攘: rǎng · seize, take by force; repel
扰: rǎo · disturb, annoy, agitate

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3–3 · rao3 rang3

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jiu2 joeng6

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adj

(literary) chaotic; disorderly; tumultuous

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