挑三窝四 — “To sow discord and stir up trouble”
挑三窝四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord and stir up trouble”. To create friction and dissension among people; to instigate arguments.
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挑三窝四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑三窝四 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢在同事之间挑三窝四，导致团队气氛很不好。
He always likes to sow discord among colleagues, leading to a very poor team atmosphere.
Idioms Related to 挑三窝四
Synonyms of 挑三窝四
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bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
- 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 挑三窝四 mean?
挑三窝四 (tiǎo sān wō sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sow discord and stir up trouble”.
How do you pronounce 挑三窝四?
挑三窝四 is pronounced tiǎo sān wō sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑三窝四?
搬弄是非，挑拔离间