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挑撥離間 (tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3) — to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B in Cantonese

tiuˉ¹挑butˍ₆撥leiˎ₄離gaan˗₃間
简 挑拨离间
Mandarin Pinyin: tiao3 bo1 li2 jian4

Meaning of 挑撥離間

nounto sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B

Characters in 挑撥離間

挑tiu1
hold sth up with a pole
撥but6
move (with fingers); poke; pluck
離lei4
be without; be independent of
間gaan1
space between; relationship among; interval

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