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无理取闹

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Pīnyīn
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(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
理
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *理* | 理* | *理
11画
reason, logic; manage
1611.4
MGWG
取
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *取* | 取* | *取
8画
take, receive, obtain; select
1714.0
SJE
闹
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *闹* | 闹* | *闹
8画
quarrel; dispute hotly
鬧
3722
LSYLB

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
无理取闹
(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
无理
irrational / unreasonable
 理
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *理* | 理* | *理
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
  取
  qǔ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *取* | 取* | *取
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch
  取闹
to make trouble / to make fun of
   闹
   nào​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闹* | 闹* | *闹
variant of 鬧|闹
   闹
   nào​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闹* | 闹* | *闹
noisy; boisterous / bustling; lively / to make noise / to cause a disturbance / to express; to vent (feelings) / to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc) / to fool around / to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)