挑拨离间

Traditional form:

挑撥離間

Pinyin (reading):

tiǎobōlíjiàn

Definitions:

• to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

Characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 拨 - to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
• 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
• 间 - between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality

Traditional characters:

• 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
• 撥 - to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
• 離 - rare beast; strange; elegant
• 間 - between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality