挑 (tiu1 | tiao3 tiao1) : poke; provoke; shoulder pole; choose

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挑

tiu1

tiao3 tiao1

[粵] tiu1 [國] tiao3
[1] poke; pick out; prick
[2] hold sth up with a pole
[3] provoke; incite; stir up; instigate
[4] rising stroke in Chinese character

[粵] tiu1 [國] tiao1
[1] carry things with a shoulder pole; shoulder pole with its load
[2] choose; choosy; pick; nit-pick

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

挑

This word has been viewed 7896 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Oct 2013 02:23

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挑戰性 tiu1 zin3 sing3 tiao1 zhan4 xing4 = challenging

挑選 tiu1 syun2 tiao1 xuan3 = choose; select

挑剔 tiu1 tik1 tiao1 ti4 = picky; choosy; fussy

挑戰 tiu1 zin3 tiao3 zhan4 = to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to pick a fight

挑撥 tiu1 but6 tiao3 bo1 = to incite; to sow discord; to instigate; to forment

挑撥者 tiu1 but6 ze2 tiao3 bo1 zhe3 = instigator; perpetrator

挑釁 tiu1 jan6 tiao3 xin4 = provoke

挑釁行為 tiu1 jan6 hang4 wai4 tiao3 xin4 xing2 wei2 = provocative act

挑起 tiu1 hei2 tiao3 qi3 = to stir up; to incite

挑花 tiu1 faa1 = needlepoint, cross-stitch

挑撥離間 tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 = to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B

挑撥是非 tiu1 but6 si6 fei1 = to stir trouble

挑戰者 tiu1 zin3 ze2 tiao3 zhan4 zhe3 = challenger

挑染 tiu1 jim5 tiao1 ran3 = highlights (hair)

雞蛋裡挑骨頭 gai1 daan6*2 leoi5 tiu1 gwat1 tau4 ji1 dan4 li3 tiao3 gu3 tou2 = choosy; picky

挑逗 tiu1 dau6 = to arouse; to make out with; to tease

擔挑 daam3 tiu1 = a shoulder pole 粵

挑揀 tiu1 gaan2 tiao1 jian3 = to pick and choose; to select

奀挑鬼命 ngan1 tiu1 gwai2 meng6 = extremely skinny and frail 粵

眼挑針 ngaan5 tiu1 zam1 = stye, sty 粵

高挑 gou1 tiu1 gao1 tiao3 = lanky; slim

挑機 tiu1 gei1 tiao3 ji1 = (slang) to challenge

精挑細選 zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2 jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3 = selective

挑釁者 tiu1 jan6 ze2 tiao3 xin4 zhe3 = provocateur

Showing all 3 examples containing 挑

佢向我挑戰粵
He's challenging me.
[Lit. He toward me challenge.]

我有壓力，你有壓力，你做咩要挑釁我？粵
"You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?"
[This infamous quote from 巴士阿叔 ("Bus Uncle") was a cultural phenomenon in 2006. See the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bus_Uncle.]

唔好偷𥊙人哋沖涼，如果唔係會生眼挑針！粵 ?!
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
[There is an old wives' tale linking styes to spying on people when they are bathing.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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