無理取鬧 [无－－闹]

Jyutping mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    冇​道理​甚至​原因​，​去​同人拗
    to argue with sby without a reason; to be deliberately provocative
    • 你淨係識得喺度無理取鬧！
      你净系识得喺度无理取闹！
      nei5 zing6 hai6 sik1 dak1 hai2 dou6 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6!
      All you know is just to unreasonably make trouble!
    • 我已經照佢嘅指示做晒啲嘢，但係佢又話我點解做得咁快，係咪想偷懶喎！佢真係無理取鬧啊！
      我已经照佢嘅指示做晒啲嘢，但系佢又话我点解做得咁快，系咪想偷懒㖞！佢真系无理取闹啊！
      ngo5 ji5 ging1 ziu3 keoi5 ge3 zi2 si6 zou6 saai3 di1 je5, daan6 hai6 keoi5 jau6 waa6 ngo5 dim2 gaai2 zou6 dak1 gam3 faai3, hai6 mai6 soeng2 tau1 laan5 wo5! keoi5 zan1 hai6 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6 aa3!
      I've already followed his instruction to do all the work, but now he asks me why I did it so quickly, and whether I want to take the rest of the time! He argues without any reason!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to make a fuss out of nothing; to throw a tantrum without reason; to be deliberately provocative
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她在无理取闹。
    她在無理取鬧。
    tā zài wú lǐ qǔ nào 。
    • She's asking for the impossible.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    无理取闹
    無理取鬧
    mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6
    • to argue unreasonably
  2. Cantonese
    你净系识得喺度无理取闹！
    你淨係識得喺度無理取鬧！
    nei5 zing6 hai6 sik1 dak1 hai2 dou6 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6!
    • All you know is just to unreasonably make trouble!
  3. Cantonese
    我已经照佢嘅指示做晒啲嘢，但系佢又话我点解做得咁快，系咪想偷懒㖞！佢真系无理取闹啊！
    我已經照佢嘅指示做晒啲嘢，但係佢又話我點解做得咁快，係咪想偷懶喎！佢真係無理取鬧啊！
    ngo5 ji5 ging1 ziu3 keoi5 ge3 zi2 si6 zou6 saai3 di1 je5, daan6 hai6 keoi5 jau6 waa6 ngo5 dim2 gaai2 zou6 dak1 gam3 faai3, hai6 mai6 soeng2 tau1 laan5 wo5! keoi5 zan1 hai6 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6 aa3!
    • I've already followed his instruction to do all the work, but now he asks me why I did it so quickly, and whether I want to take the rest of the time! He argues without any reason!