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搬弄是非

Mandarin · pinyin bān nòng shì fēi

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

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搬: bān · transfer, move, remove, shift
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

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1–4–4–1 · ban1 nong4 shi4 fei1

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bun1 lung6 si6 fei1

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(idiomatic) to sow discord; to tell tales; to make mischief

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