闹场

鬧場
nàochǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to create a disturbance at a venue
  2. 2 to cause a scene
  3. 3 (traditional opera) gongs-and-drums overture

Examples

Jǐ ge zuìhàn pǎo dào hūnlǐ shàng nàochǎng.
A few drunks came to the wedding and caused a scene.
Xì kāi yǎn qián xiān lái yí duàn nàochǎng.
Before the play begins, there's a percussion overture.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese opera, 闹场 is the noisy gong-and-drum prelude played to summon the audience and signal the show is starting — the same 'making a scene' energy that the modern verb sense ('crash a venue and cause trouble') borrows.

Stroke Order

nào
chǎng