闹笑话 鬧笑話 nào xiào hua ㄋㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ naau6 siu3 waa6

  • to make a fool of oneself

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 闹 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 他们 他們 ( tā men taa1 mun4 ) 一直 ( yī zhí jat1 zik6 ) 闹笑话 鬧笑話 ( nào xiào hua naau6 siu3 waa6 )。

    They were always making jokes.

  • 幸运 幸運 ( xìng yùn hang6 wan6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 大家 ( dà jiā daai6 gaa1 ) 都 ( dōu dou1 ) 明白 ( míng bai ming4 baak6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 老外 ( lǎo wài lou5 ngoi6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 意思 ( yì si ji3 si1 ), 知道 ( zhī dào zi1 dou3 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 只是 ( zhǐ shì zi2 si6 ) 闹笑话 鬧笑話 ( nào xiào hua naau6 siu3 waa6 ) 而 ( ér ji4 ) 友好 ( yǒu hǎo jau5 hou2 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 对 對 ( duì deoi3 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 笑 ( xiào siu3 ) 一下 ( yī xià jat1 haa6 )。

    Fortunately, everybody understood what this foreigner meant, knew I was only making a fool of myself, and laughed at me.

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