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闹哄哄

nào hōng hōng

3-character word Traditional 鬧哄哄

What 闹哄哄 means

1. clamorous
2. noisy
3. sensational
4. very exciting

The characters in 闹哄哄

• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)

Example sentences

• 男孩儿们闹哄哄的。
  The boys are noisy.

Sounds the same

Read nào hōng hōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 闹轰轰variant of 闹哄哄