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鬧笑話

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Mandarin · pinyin nào xiào hua

to make a fool of oneself

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鬧: Look up this written character
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–4–5 · nao4 xiao4 hua5

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verb

(verb-object) to make a fool of oneself; to make a spectacle of oneself

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