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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːw˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

náo loạn

a riot; rampage; disturbance

Verb

náo loạn

to riot; to rampage; to revolt

Adjective

náo loạn

chaotic; turbulent; riotous

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