挑拨离间 | sow discord and alienate

tiǎo挑bō拨lí离jiàn间

To sow discord; to create dissension; to set people against each other.

他们之间本来关系很好，却被小王几句挑拨离间的话搞得形同陌路。

Their relationship was originally very good, but a few words from Xiao Wang sowing discord and creating dissension made them strangers.

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