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挑	tiǎo	to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
戳	chuō	to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal
拨	bō	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch
嘲弄	cháo nòng	to tease / to poke fun at / to make fun of
捅	tǒng	to poke; to jab / to give (sb) a nudge; to prod / to disclose; to reveal
捅破	tǒng pò	to pierce; to poke through
窥探	kuī tàn	to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of
杵	chǔ	pestle / to poke
调笑	tiáo xiào	to tease / to poke fun at
拨动	bō dòng	to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)
插脚	chā jiǎo	to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
揰	chòng	poke out / punch / push into
插眼	chā yǎn	to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates)
枪打出头鸟	qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo	the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
巴头探脑	bā tóu tàn nǎo	to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy / nosy
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴	yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn	lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
无心插柳柳成阴	wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn	lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 无心插柳柳成荫
鲜花插在牛粪上	xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng	lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)