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鬧彆扭

简闹别扭 · 繁鬧彆扭

Mandarin · pinyin nào biè niu

to be difficult with sb
to provoke disagreement
at loggerheads
to fall out with

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扭: niǔ · turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–4–5 · nao4 bie4 niu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naau6 bit3 nau2

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verb

(idiomatic, colloquial) to be at odds with; to be at loggerheads with

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