挑灯拨火 in English tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to sow discord
  • to provoke

Simplified Characters

挑 灯 拨 火

Traditional Characters

挑 燈 撥 火

Pinyin

tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

挑tiao1to carry on a shoulder pole 灯deng1lamp 拨bo1to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc 火huo3surname Huo