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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːw˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

náo loạn

1. a riot; rampage; disturbance

Verb

náo loạn

1. to riot; to rampage; to revolt

Adjective

náo loạn

1. chaotic; turbulent; riotous