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挑灯拨火

tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

Definitions

  1. 1. to sow discord
  2. 2. to provoke

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Child Words of 挑灯拨火

挑
tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

挑
tiǎo

to raise

拨
bō

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

火
huǒ

fire

灯
dēng

lamp

挑灯
tiǎo dēng

to light a lamp