tiǎo​dēng​bō​huǒ

to stir up trouble

  • created reference approved 挑灯拨火/挑燈撥火 → 惹是生非 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑灯拨火 / 挑燈撥火 tiǎo​dēng​bō​huǒ

    惹是生非 rě​shì​shēng​fēi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 挑灯拨火/挑燈撥火 → 挑三窝四/挑三窩四 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑灯拨火 / 挑燈撥火 tiǎo​dēng​bō​huǒ

    挑三窝四 / 挑三窩四 tiǎo​sān​wō​sì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挑灯拨火/挑燈撥火 · tiǎo​dēng​bō​huǒ · to stir up trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挑灯拨火 / 挑燈撥火

    tiǎo​dēng​bō​huǒ

    to stir up trouble

    To sow discord; to provoke others or cause trouble; specifically used for inciting conflict between people.

    挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiǎo · to incite 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp 拨 (literal) → 拨/撥 · bō · to move, dial, or set 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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