闹掰

鬧掰
nàobāi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to have a falling-out
  2. 2 to break up (a friendship/partnership)

Examples

HSK 3
Bié wèi zhè diǎn shì gēn péngyou nàobāi.
Don't fall out with a friend over this little thing.
HSK 4
Tāliǎ wèile xiǎoshì nàobāi le.
The two of them had a fallout over something trivial.
HSK 7-9
Héhuǒrén nàobāi hòu gōngsī jiù sàn le.
After the partners broke up, the company dissolved.

Tips

memory
掰 originally means 'to break something open with both hands' (as in 掰开玉米). Pair it with 闹 ('make a fuss') and the image is clear: quarrel so badly the relationship snaps in two. In speech it carries a dialectal flavor, meaning to have a falling-out.
usage
Softer register than 撕破脸. 闹掰 is a straightforward 'relationship ended' without the explicit dignity rupture. Commonly said about friends, business partners, or romantic couples.

Stroke Order

闹 nào
掰 bāi