挑灯拨火 tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to provoke; to sow discord

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to provoke
  2. 2. to sow discord

Characters

Character Meaning
挑 tiǎo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
灯 dēng HSK 3
light; lamp; lantern
拨 bō HSK 6
to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money)
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming