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挑撥者

tiu1 but6 ze2

tiao3 bo1 zhe3

instigator; perpetrator

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,590

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

挑撥者

This word was added by tym on 16th Jul 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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挑 tiu1 tou1 tiu5 tiao2 diao4 tiao1 {tiao3} {tao1} - to stir; to provoke; to arouse; to dally
撥 but6 put3 but3 fa1 fa2 bo1 - [1] move; transfer [2] [v] dispel; remove [3]
者 ze2 zhe3 - he who; those who

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