náo loạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬧 (“noisy”) and 亂 (“disorder”), calque of Chinese 亂鬧 / 乱闹 (rampage/to cause trouble).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːw˧˦ lwaːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːw˨˩˦ lwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːw˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

náo loạn

  1. a riot; rampage; disturbance

Verb

náo loạn

  1. to riot; to rampage; to revolt

Adjective

náo loạn

  1. chaotic; turbulent; riotous
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