贪功起衅 — “Covet merit, stir up disputes”
贪功起衅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to provoke conflict or stir up trouble out of a desire for personal credit or achievement; to instigate disputes for the sake of gaining recognition”. Literally, “Covet merit, stir up disputes”.
贪功起衅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 贪
- tān贪wèi位qǔ取róng容covet position and curry favor
- tān贪wèi位mù慕lù禄greedy for power and wealth
- tān贪mào冒róng荣chǒng宠Covet glory and favor
- tān贪lì利wàng忘yì义greedy for profit, forgetting righteousness
- tān贪chī吃lǎn懒zuò做gluttonous and lazy
- tān贪míng名tú图lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪míng名ài爱lì利greedy for fame and gain
- tān贪míng名zhú逐lì利covet fame and pursue profit
- tān贪lì吏huá猾xū胥corrupt and cunning minor officials
- tān贪tú图ān安yì逸hanker after ease and comfort
- tān贪mò墨zhī之fēng风prevailing atmosphere of corruption and bribery
- tān贪mò墨chéng成fēng风corruption is rampant
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What does 贪功起衅 mean?
贪功起衅 (tān gōng qǐ xìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to provoke conflict or stir up trouble out of a desire for personal credit or achievement; to instigate disputes for the sake of gaining recognition”.
How do you pronounce 贪功起衅?
贪功起衅 is pronounced tān gōng qǐ xìn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贪功起衅 literally mean?
Literally, 贪功起衅 means “Covet merit, stir up disputes”. It is used to mean “to provoke conflict or stir up trouble out of a desire for personal credit or achievement; to instigate disputes for the sake of gaining recognition”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贪功起衅?
贪求事功而挑起争端。