調三窩四

简 调三窝四 · 繁 調三窩四
Mandarin · pinyin tiáo sān wō sì

Meanings

  1. to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
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調
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三
sān · three
窩
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四
sì · four
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
窝
wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place
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2–1–1–4 · tiao2 san1 wo1 si4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tiu4 saam1 wo1 sei3

Cantonese word readings for 調三窩四. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tiu4 saam1 wo1 sei3

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