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捅娄子

tǒng lóu zi

3-character word Traditional 捅婁子

What 捅娄子 means

1. to make a mess of sth

The characters in 捅娄子

• 捅tǒngto poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod; to disclose; to reveal
• 娄Lóusurname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 你捅娄子了。
  You messed up.

Sounds the same

Read tǒng lóu zi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 捅楼子variant of 捅娄子
• 捅喽子variant of 捅娄子

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