挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2. to make mischief
  3. 3. to tell tales

Characters

Character Meaning
挑 tiǎo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
撥 bō
to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money)
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-