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挑拨是非

tiǎo bō shì fēi

Definitions

  1. 1. to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2. to tell tales
  3. 3. to make mischief

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Child Words of 挑拨是非

挑
tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

挑
tiǎo

to raise

挑拨
tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony

拨
bō

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

是非
shì fēi

right and wrong

非
fēi

to not be; not