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教猱升木 — “To instigate or encourage an evildoer to commit bad deeds”

教猱升木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to instigate or encourage an evildoer to commit bad deeds”. Making them bolder and more audacious. Literally, “Teach a macaque to climb a tree”.

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教猱升木 Pronunciation and Pinyin

教猱升木 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
教
jiāo11teach, instruct, cause, religion
猱
náo12Guqin vibrato technique
升
shēng4rise, ascend, liter
木
mù4tree, wood, wooden, dull, numb

Example Sentence with 教猱升木

他总是教猱升木,怂恿那些心术不正的人去制造麻烦。
He always instigates those with ill intentions to cause trouble, like teaching a macaque to climb a tree.

Idioms Related to 教猱升木

More idioms starting with 教

  • jiāo教yī一shí识bǎi百learn a hundred from one
  • jiào教yì亦duō多shù术Teaching has many methods
  • jiào教fù妇chū初lái来,,jiào教ér儿yīng婴hái孩Teach early for best results
  • jiào教xué学xiāng相zhǎng长teaching and learning promote each other
  • jiào教dǎo导yǒu有fāng方teach and guide effectively
  • jiào教wú无cháng常shī师Learning has no constant master
  • jiào教tiáo条zhǔ主yì义rigidly applying doctrines without considering circumstances

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What does 教猱升木 mean?

教猱升木 (jiāo náo shēng mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to instigate or encourage an evildoer to commit bad deeds”.

How do you pronounce 教猱升木?

教猱升木 is pronounced jiāo náo shēng mù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 教猱升木 literally mean?

Literally, 教猱升木 means “Teach a macaque to climb a tree”. It is used to mean “to instigate or encourage an evildoer to commit bad deeds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 教猱升木?

猱:猴子的一种。教猴子爬树。比喻指使坏人干坏事。

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