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撩是生非

Mandarin · pinyin liáo shì shēng fēi

to stir up trouble
to provoke angry exchange

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撩: liāo · lift up, raise; leave, depart
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

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2–4–1–1 · liao2 shi4 sheng1 fei1

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