搬弄是非

bānnòngshìfēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

    • to incite a quarrel (idiom) to sow discord between people
    • to tell tales
    • to make mischief

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

搬弄是非 is about carrying people's private remarks around or gossiping behind their backs so as to stir up quarrels. 挑拨离间 is about deliberately creating conflict between people to break up their unity.

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