| 挑拨离间 |
tiǎo bō lí jiàn |
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between |
| 挑 |
tiāo |
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick |
| 挑 |
tiǎo |
to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up |
| 挑拨 |
tiǎo bō |
to incite disharmony / to instigate |
| 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 |
| 离 |
chī |
mythical beast (archaic) |
| 离 |
Lí |
surname Li |
| 离 |
lí |
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |
| 离间 |
lí jiàn |
to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc) |
| 间 |
jiān |
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms |
| 间 |
jiàn |
gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |