闹剧

鬧劇

nàojù

noun #9,413

Measure Word

一场闹剧 chǎng

Meanings

1 farce
2 fiasco; absurd spectacle

Characters

noisy; to make a fuss; chaotic

drama; play; theatrical performance

Examples

这场审判简直是一场闹剧。

Zhè chǎng shěnpàn jiǎnzhí shì yī chǎng nàojù.

This trial is simply a farce.

整个会议变成了一场闹剧。

Zhěnggè huìyì biànchéng le yī chǎng nàojù.

The entire meeting turned into a farce.

别再演这种闹剧了。

Bié zài yǎn zhè zhǒng nàojù le.

Stop putting on this kind of farce.

Tips

usage

闹剧 can refer to an actual comedic theatrical genre (farce), but more often it's used figuratively to describe a situation that's absurd or embarrassing — like calling something 'a circus.'

Stroke Order

闹 nào

剧 jù