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鬧翻天

简闹翻天 · 繁鬧翻天

Mandarin · pinyin nào fān tiān

to create a big disturbance

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鬧: Look up this written character
翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly

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4–1–1 · nao4 fan1 tian1

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naau6 faan1 tin1

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