hyun1 naau6喧鬧喧闹
Jyutpinghyun1 naau6
Yalehyūn naauh
Definition
To be noisy, chaotic, or make a racket.
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How it's used
Carries a formal or written tone that feels slightly out of place in casual, everyday speech. Most Hong Kongers prefer using 嘈 or 嘈吵 when describing noisy environments or people causing a disturbance. It is primarily encountered in public signage, school rules, or formal warnings.
Examples
Please stop making so much noise here.
Why is the whole group making such a huge racket?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual conversation with friends, as it sounds overly serious or like you are reading from a textbook. Use 嘈 instead for natural, spoken Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
