衅端
xìn​duān

cause for dispute

  • created reference approved 衅端/釁端 → 争端/爭端 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衅端 / 釁端 xìn​duān

    争端 / 爭端 zhēng​duān

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 衅端/釁端 · xìn​duān · cause for dispute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衅端 / 釁端

    xìn​duān

    cause for dispute

    The beginning of a quarrel or a pretext for a conflict; also used in written Chinese for the start of a fight

    衅 (literal) → 衅/釁 · xìn · dispute 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · reason

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

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