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挑拨离间

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4-character word Traditional 挑撥離間

What 挑拨离间 means

1. to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

The characters in 挑拨离间

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate
• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space