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挑弄
tiǎo nòng
Pinyin
Definition
挑弄
-
tiǎo nòng
to incite
to provoke
to tease
Character Decomposition
挑
扌
儿
冫
弄
王
艹
Related Words
(20)
弄
lòng
1
lane
2
alley
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
1
to challenge
2
challenge
单挑
dān tiāo
1
to pick
2
to choose
3
to fight a duel
弄丢
nòng diū
1
to lose
弄到
nòng dào
1
to get hold of
2
to obtain
3
to secure
4
to come by
弄死
nòng sǐ
1
to kill
2
to put to death
弄醒
nòng xǐng
1
to wake sb up
弄脏
nòng zāng
1
to make dirty
2
to defile
3
to smear
挑
tiāo
1
to carry on a shoulder pole
2
to choose
3
to pick
4
to nitpick
挑剔
tiāo ti
1
picky
2
fussy
挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
1
(fig.) to get cross-eyed
2
to be bewildered
挑起
tiǎo qǐ
1
to provoke
2
to stir up
3
to incite
挑选
tiāo xuǎn
1
to choose
2
to select
挑衅
tiǎo xìn
1
to provoke
2
provocation
捉弄
zhuō nòng
1
to tease
玩弄
wán nòng
1
to play with
2
to toy with
3
to dally with
4
to engage in
5
to resort to
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
1
one in a hundred
2
cream of the crop
作弄
zuò nòng
1
to tease
2
to play tricks on
侍弄
shì nòng
1
to look after
2
to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc)
3
to repair
倒弄
dǎo nong
1
to move (things around)
2
to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)
Idioms
(16)
含饴弄孙
hán yí nòng sūn
1
lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
2
fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
1
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
1
to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
1
to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
1
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
1
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
2
to tell tales
3
to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
1
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
1
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
2
to burn the midnight oil
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
1
to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
1
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
2
to tell tales
3
to make mischief
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
1
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
2
fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
3
bullies pick soft targets
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
1
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
2
to criticize right and left
班门弄斧
Bān mén nòng fǔ
1
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
1
the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
2
making eyes at sb
装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
1
lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
2
to deceive people
3
to scam
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
1
to look for bones in an egg
2
to find fault
3
to nitpick (idiom)
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