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搬弄是非

bun1 lung6 si6 fei1

ban1 nong4 shi4 fei1

to make mischief; to scandal; to sow discord; to tell tales

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搬弄是非

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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搬 bun1 ban1 - move, take away
弄 lung6 nong4 long4 - play with; manage; make fun of
是 si6 shi4 - is
非 fei1 fai1 fei2 fei1 fei3 fei4 - not; negative; wrong

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