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招是揽非
招是揽非
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招是揽非

招是揽非 — “To invite trouble”

招是揽非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite trouble”. To stir up disputes; to cause quarrels.

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招是揽非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

招是揽非 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
是
shì9to be, yes, right
揽
lǎn12take sole control
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 招是揽非

他总是喜欢对别人的事情评头论足,结果常常招是揽非,弄得大家都很不愉快。
He always likes to comment on others' affairs, which often leads to inviting trouble and making everyone very unhappy.

Idioms Related to 招是揽非

Synonyms of 招是揽非

  • zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
  • zhāo招shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason

Antonyms of 招是揽非

  • ān安fèn分shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and abide by rules

More idioms starting with 招

  • zhāo招zhī之bù不lái来,,huī麾zhī之bù不qù去unswayed by command, firm in principles
  • zhāo招zhī之jí即lái来,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • zhāo招wáng亡nà纳pàn叛recruit defectors and harbor traitors
  • zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces
  • zhāo招jūn军mǎi买mǎ马raise an army
  • zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
  • zhāo招yáo摇guò过shì市flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public
  • zhāo招shì是bān搬fēi非sow discord and stir up trouble
  • zhāo招quán权nà纳huì贿abuse power and take bribes

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Questions about 招是揽非

What does 招是揽非 mean?

招是揽非 (zhāo shì lǎn fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite trouble”.

How do you pronounce 招是揽非?

招是揽非 is pronounced zhāo shì lǎn fēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 招是揽非?

犹招是惹非。

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