Cantonese words starting with N

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(coll.) to be burglarized

to scold someone in public and put them to shame [colloquial]

naau6 cing4 seoi5

鬧情緒闹情绪

to be in a bad mood

gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera

naau6 dung6 fong4

鬧洞房闹洞房

disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)

to have a falling out

naau6 faan1 tin1

鬧翻天闹翻天

to create a big disturbance

see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nao4 dong4 fang2]

(slang) to fight with someone; to quarrel; to wrangle

naau6 gwang1 gwang1

鬧轟轟闹轰轰

variant of 鬧哄哄|闹哄哄[nao4 hong1 hong1]

naau6 hung6 hung6

鬧哄哄闹哄哄

clamorous; sensational

to tell someone off; to curse someone

鬧意見闹意见

different in opinion or stance (spoken)

鬧意氣闹意气

to quarrel just to vent one's spleen; to sulk

a happening situation (noisy

alarm bell (on a clock or phone)

naau6 ling4 si4 zung1

鬧鈴時鐘闹铃时钟

(dialect) bustling

naau6 maau4 teon5

鬧矛盾闹矛盾

to be at loggerheads

(dialect) bustling

naau6 naau6 joeng5 joeng5

鬧鬧攘攘闹闹攘攘

to create an uproar

naau6 pei4 hei3

鬧脾氣闹脾气

to be vexed or annoyed

naau6 san1 fong4

鬧新房闹新房

see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nao4 dong4 fang2]

to cause trouble

naau6 siu3 waa2

鬧笑話闹笑话

to make a fool of oneself

to disturb; to make a din

naau6 tung1 gaai1

鬧通街闹通街

to quarrel so loud that everyone can hear; something that has been made known to everyone [colloquial]

naau6 zoek6 wun6 ji4

鬧著玩兒闹着玩儿

to play games; to play a joke on sb

mud; paste; plaster; puree

(metaphor) saying someone is very dirty

loach; CL:條|条[tiao2]

lime plaster (construction)

to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute; luting

stick-in-the-mud; stubbornly conservative

nai4 gu2 bat1 faa3

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)