搬 弄 是 非

bānnòngshìfēi

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales

Meaning

bānnòngshìfēiban1 nong4 shi4 fei1

13 strokes

7 strokes

9 strokes

8 strokes

bān · to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer

Radical 扌 · 13 strokes · Parts 扌般

Pictophonetic: hand

nòng · to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

Radical 廾 · 7 strokes · Parts 玉廾

Ideographic: Two hands 廾 playing with a piece of jade 玉; 廾 also provides the pronunciation

shì · to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

Radical 日 · 9 strokes · Parts 日疋

Ideographic: To speak 日 directly 疋

fēi · not, negative, non-; to oppose

Radical 非 · 8 strokes

Ideographic: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back

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