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挑撥
tiu1 but6 |
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to incite; to sow discord; to instigate; to forment Level: 3 Google Frequency: 447,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1873 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Jul 2005 19:09 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:挑 tiu1 - poke; provoke; shoulder pole; choose撥 but6 put3 - move; poke; set aside; allocate 3 compounds containing this word:挑撥者 - instigator; perpetrator挑撥離間 - to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B 挑撥是非 - to stir trouble |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |