嘩然 [哗－]

Jyutping waa1 jin4
Pinyin huá rán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in uproar
  2. commotion
  3. causing a storm of protest
  4. tumultuous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    驚訝​、​吃​驚
    to be astonished
    • 佢嘅所作所為令公眾嘩然。
      佢嘅所作所为令公众哗然。
      keoi5 ge3 so2 zok3 so2 wai4 ling6 gung1 zung3 waa1 jin4.
      What he did aroused immediate public astonishment.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic
    chaotic; turbulent; uproarious; in an uproar
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哗然
    嘩然
    waa1 jin4
    • to be astonished
  2. Cantonese
    佢嘅所作所为令公众哗然。
    佢嘅所作所為令公眾嘩然。
    keoi5 ge3 so2 zok3 so2 wai4 ling6 gung1 zung3 waa1 jin4.
    • What he did aroused immediate public astonishment.
  3. Cantonese
    庭上众人闻言哗然。
    庭上眾人聞言嘩然。
    ting4 soeng6 zung3 jan4 man4 jin4 waa1 jin4.
    • Everyone in court was astonished as they heard the speech.