Chinese–English

挑灯拨火

tiǎo dēng bō huǒ · tiao deng bo huo

Traditional 挑燈撥火

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

to sow discord
to provoke

Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

<iframe src="https://dengdeng.app/dictionary/embed/word/%E6%8C%91%E7%81%AF%E6%8B%A8%E7%81%AB/" title="挑灯拨火 (tiǎo dēng bō huǒ) in the Dengdeng Chinese Dictionary" width="480" height="260" style="width:100%;max-width:480px;border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p><a href="https://dengdeng.app/dictionary/word/%E6%8C%91%E7%81%AF%E6%8B%A8%E7%81%AB/">挑灯拨火 (tiǎo dēng bō huǒ) – Dengdeng Chinese Dictionary</a></p>

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Meaning

How to write

Related meanings