粵

挑tiu1撥but6

simp挑拨
tiu1 but6tiǎo bō

English

  1. to incite disharmony
  2. to instigate
  3. to instigate somebody; to incite hatred

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 引起是非爭端、糾紛;搬弄是非

Examples

  • 挑撥離間

    to sow discord; to ferment dissension; to incite one against the other

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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