搬弄是非

Traditional form:

搬弄是非

Pinyin (reading):

bānnòngshìfēi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 搬 - to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer
• 弄 - to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose

Traditional characters:

• 搬 - to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer
• 弄 - to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose