挑茶斡刺 — “To deliberately provoke or instigate trouble, quarrels, or disputes”

挑茶斡刺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately provoke or instigate trouble, quarrels, or disputes”.

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挑茶斡刺 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
挑	tiāo	9	carry on a shoulder pole
茶	chá	10	tea or tea-like beverage
斡	wò	14	manage or rotate
刺	cì	8	prick, stab, or thorn

小明因为经常在班级里挑茶斡刺，所以大家都不太愿意和他玩。

Xiaoming often stirs up trouble in class, so everyone is not very willing to play with him.

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What does 挑茶斡刺 mean?

挑茶斡刺 (tiāo chá wò cì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately provoke or instigate trouble, quarrels, or disputes”.

How do you pronounce 挑茶斡刺?

挑茶斡刺 is pronounced tiāo chá wò cì in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 挑茶斡刺?

指寻事生非。