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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

混战

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hùnzhan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stoush/staʊʃ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"两派在议会里爆发了一场激烈的混战。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fight, brawl, or heated argument.

    "The politicians got into a fierce stoush over the new budget proposals."
As verb
  1. 1

    To engage in a fight, brawl, or dispute.

    "The two rival supporters began to stoush outside the stadium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in Australian and New Zealand English in the late 19th century, 'stoush' likely derives from a phonetic alteration of the British dialect term 'stash' or from the Irish Gaelic 'stús' meaning a disturbance or dispute. It initially gained widespread currency in Australasian slang to denote a physical fight or a heated verbal altercation before evolving into broader usage.

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