点鬼火

點鬼火
diǎnguǐhuǒ
  1. to stir up trouble in secret
  2. to instigate

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Entry Composition

1 点 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
2 鬼火 guǐhuǒ
  1. will-o'-the-wisp
  2. jack-o'-lantern

Related entries

偾 fèn
  1. to instigate
  2. to ruin
  3. to destroy
教唆 jiàosuō
  1. to instigate
  2. to incite
  3. to abet
策反 cèfǎn
  1. to instigate (rebellion etc)
  2. incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
倡 chàng
  1. to initiate
  2. to instigate
  3. to introduce
  4. to lead
挑拨 tiǎobō
  1. to incite disharmony
  2. to instigate
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