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起衅
qǐ​xìn

to provoke a quarrel

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 起 qǐ particleverb
    to start
    to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)
  2. 衅 釁 xìn verbnoun
    dispute
    (bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎo​xìn or 寻衅 xún​xìn