sow discord; stir up trouble; make mischief
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sow discord; to stir up trouble by spreading rumors or playing people against each other
derogatoryA pejorative idiom describing someone who gossips or manipulates situations to create conflict between others. The variant form 调三斡四 (tiáo sān wò sì) uses the character 斡 (wò) instead of 窝 (wō).
Tā他
zhuān专
ài爱
tiáo调
sān三
wō窝
sì四
，
gǎo搞
de得
lín邻
lǐ里
zhī之
jiān间
bù不
hé和
mù睦
。
He loves to sow discord, making neighbors turn against each other.
Gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
zuì最
pà怕
nà那
zhǒng种
tiáo调
sān三
wō窝
sì四
de的
rén人
，
pò破
huài坏
tuán团
duì队
qì气
fēn氛
。
In a company, people who stir up trouble are the most feared, as they ruin team morale.
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Nǐ你
bié别
tīng听
tā她
de的
，
tā她
guàn惯
huì会
tiáo调
sān三
wō窝
sì四
。
Don't listen to her; she's always making mischief and playing people off against each other.