chau-chau-lau-lau

Macanese

Alternative forms
  • chau-cháu-lau-lau

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 吵吵鬧鬧／吵吵闹闹 (caau2 caau2 naau6 naau6).

Adjective

chau-chau-lau-lau

  1. extremely noisy, chaotic
    Nosso Macau já virâ-ficâ chau-chau-lau-lau
    Our Macau has become so noisy

Noun

chau-chau-lau-lau

  1. mess, confusion, disorder
    Ung'a chau-chau-lau-lau námas!
    This is a total mess!

References
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