調撥

调拨
tiáobō
to sow discord

CEDICT

播弄是非。《紅樓夢．第九回》：「想畢，也裝作出恭，走至外面，悄悄把跟寶玉的書童名喚茗烟者喚到身邊，如此這般，調撥他幾句。」也作「挑唆」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

調撥 diàobō
  1. to send (products)
  2. to allocate
  3. to commit (funds)
  4. to channel (goods)

Entry Composition

1 調 tiáo
  1. to harmonize
  2. to reconcile
  3. to blend
  4. to suit well
  5. to adjust
  6. to regulate
  7. to season (food)
  8. to provoke
  9. to incite
2 撥 bō
  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch

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挑嘴 tiǎozuǐ to sow discord
挑燈撥火 tiǎodēngbōhuǒ
  1. to sow discord
  2. to provoke
播弄 bōnong
  1. to order people about
  2. to stir up
  3. to sow discord