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

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm