bān nòng shì fēi

搬弄是非 (bān nòng shì fēi) is a Chinese word meaning “to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief”.

Meanings

  1. 1to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2to tell tales
  3. 3to make mischief

Characters in 搬弄是非

搬bān · to move (i.e. relocate oneself)弄lòng · lane是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)非fēi · to not be; not

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]但是but; however是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely非常very; really只是merely; only; just; nothing but还是still (as before)弄lane弄to do弄old variant of 弄[nong4]弄variant of 弄[long4]

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