挑三拨四 — “To sow discord”
挑三拨四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord”. To stir up trouble or dissension; to tell tales and cause disputes.
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挑三拨四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑三拨四 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 挑三拨四
他总是喜欢在同事之间挑三拨四，搞得大家关系很紧张。
He always likes to sow discord among colleagues, making everyone's relationships very tense.
Idioms Related to 挑三拨四
Synonyms of 挑三拨四
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jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- 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
- tiǎo挑bō拨shān煽huò惑sow discord and instigate trouble
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What does 挑三拨四 mean?
挑三拨四 (tiāo sān bō sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord”.
How do you pronounce 挑三拨四?
挑三拨四 is pronounced tiāo sān bō sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑三拨四?
指挑拨是非。同“挑三豁四”。