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捅娄子

捅娄子 — “To cause trouble”

捅娄子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause trouble”. To make a mess of things; to make a blunder.

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捅娄子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

捅娄子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
捅
tǒng10stir up trouble
娄
lóu9constellation name
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 捅娄子

他总是粗心大意,一不小心就捅娄子
He is always careless and easily gets into trouble.

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Synonyms of 捅娄子

  • tǒng捅mǎ马fēng蜂wō窝stir up a hornet's nest

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Questions about 捅娄子

What does 捅娄子 mean?

捅娄子 (tǒng lóu zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause trouble”.

How do you pronounce 捅娄子?

捅娄子 is pronounced tǒng lóu zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 捅娄子?

指闯祸

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