尋釁 [寻衅]

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Pinyin xún xìn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pick a quarrel
  2. to start a fight
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to pick a quarrel; to pick a fight
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    寻衅滋事
    尋釁滋事
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    • to pick quarrels and provoke trouble
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在寻衅滋事犯罪中，孙小果无事生非，借故滋事，具有驾车追逐冲撞、持械随意殴打他人等情节。
    在尋釁滋事犯罪中，孫小果無事生非，藉故滋事，具有駕車追逐衝撞、持械隨意毆打他人等情節。
    zài xún xìn zī shì fàn zuì zhōng ， sūn xiǎo guǒ wú shì shēng fēi ， jiè gù zī shì ， jù yǒu jià chē zhuī zhú chōng zhuàng ， chí xiè suí yì ōu dǎ tā rén děng qíng jié ．
    • In his offence of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, Sun Xiaoguo made trouble out of nothing and provoke disputes based on excuses. Acts like chasing and hitting others when driving vehicles, or arbitrarily beating others was also observed.