衅端

Traditional form:

釁端

Pinyin (reading):

xìnduān

Definitions:

• pretext for a dispute

Characters:

• 衅 - to quarrel, to dispute; a blood sacrifice
• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning

Traditional characters:

• 釁 - to quarrel, to dispute; a blood sacrifice
• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning