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挑拨煽惑

挑拨煽惑 — “To sow discord and instigate trouble”

挑拨煽惑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord and instigate trouble”. To incite dissension and stir up conflicts. Literally, “To provoke and instigate”.

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挑拨煽惑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挑拨煽惑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挑
tiǎo9carry on a shoulder pole
拨
bō8to move, allocate, or adjust
煽
shān14stir up emotions
惑
huò12confuse, mislead, or bewitch

Example Sentence with 挑拨煽惑

小张劝大家不要听信那些搬弄是非的人,以免被人挑拨煽惑,影响团队和谐。
Xiao Zhang advised everyone not to believe those who spread rumors, so as not to be incited and instigated, and affect team harmony.

Idioms Related to 挑拨煽惑

Synonyms of 挑拨煽惑

  • tiǎo挑bō拨lí离jiàn间sow discord and alienate

More idioms starting with 挑

  • tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
  • tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
  • tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
  • tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
  • tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
  • tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
  • tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
  • tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
  • tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available

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Questions about 挑拨煽惑

What does 挑拨煽惑 mean?

挑拨煽惑 (tiǎo bō shān huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord and instigate trouble”.

How do you pronounce 挑拨煽惑?

挑拨煽惑 is pronounced tiǎo bō shān huò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挑拨煽惑 literally mean?

Literally, 挑拨煽惑 means “to provoke and instigate”. It is used to mean “to sow discord and instigate trouble”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挑拨煽惑?

搬弄是非,煽动闹事

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