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鬧笑話

鬧笑話

See also: 闹笑话

Chinese

		make noise or disturbance	joke
trad. (鬧笑話)		鬧	笑話
simp. (闹笑话)		闹	笑话

Verb

鬧笑話

to make a fool of oneself, to make a stupid mistake

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nàoxiàohuà

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naau⁶ siu³ waa^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nàoxiàohuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nawshiawhuah
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naau⁶ siu³ waa^6-2
  - Yale: naauh siu wá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naau⁶ siu³ waa^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːu̯²² siːu̯³³ wɑː²²⁻³⁵/