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繁鬧

简繁闹 · 繁繁鬧

Mandarin · pinyin fán nào

bustling

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繁: fán · complicated, complex, difficult
鬧: Look up this written character
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly

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2–4 · fan2 nao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan4 naau6

Cantonese word readings for 繁鬧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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