挑拨是非

Traditional form:

挑撥是非

Pinyin (reading):

tiǎobōshìfēi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 拨 - to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose

Traditional characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 撥 - to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose