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挑燈撥火

简 挑灯拨火 · 繁 挑燈撥火
Mandarin · pinyin tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

Meanings

  1. to sow discord
  2. to provoke
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Characters in this entry

挑
tiāo · a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
燈
dēng · lantern, lamp
撥
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火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
灯
dēng · lantern, lamp
拨
bō · move; dispel; distribute
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Mandarin tones

3–1–1–3 · tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tiu1 dang1 but6 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 挑燈撥火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tiu1 dang1 but6 fo2

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