🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

骚动

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sāodòng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hohah/ˈhoʊ.hɑː/
nouninterjectionCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"为了一点小事引起了一场骚动。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of noisy confusion, commotion, or fuss over something trivial.

    "There was a great deal of hohah over the minor scheduling changes."
As interjection
  1. 1

    Used to express excitement, derision, or noisy celebration.

    "Hohah! The celebration finally began after months of waiting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as an expressive colloquial variant of hubbub and hoorah, originating in late 19th-century American English. It combines elements of traditional exclamatory shouting with a dismissive or celebratory connotation, evolving from theatrical and vernacular speech.

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