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Jyutping zi1 si6
Pinyin zī shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cause trouble
  2. to provoke a dispute
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    特登​挑起​事端​、​製​造​問​題
    to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute
    • 滋事分子
      滋事分子
      zi1 si6 fan6 zi2
      troublemaker
    • 尋釁滋事
      寻衅滋事
      cam4 jan6 zi1 si6
      to pick quarrels and provoke trouble
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to stir up trouble; to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute
    (syn.) 搞事, 滋扰, 使坏, 抢事, 變鬼, 卵弹琴, 生氣, 鬧事, 玩鬧, 起事, 生气, 胡搅, 胡來, 生空生縫, 胡鬧, 搗鬼, 亂鬧, 闹事, 搗蛋, 捣鬼, 撩事, 搶事, 胡来, 乱弹琴, 生空, 搞鬼, 亂它, 起鬨, 搗亂, 做手腳, 捣蛋, 造反, 生事, 胡攪, 变魍, 使壞, 乱它, 变鬼, 滋擾, 耍手腕, 乱闹, 做手脚, 亂彈琴, 卵彈琴, 生空生缝, 生空生榫, 起空, 捣乱, 胡闹, 變魍, 舞射, 惹事, 起哄, 玩闹
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    严禁卖淫嫖娼,赌博,吸毒,酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动!
    嚴禁賣淫嫖娼,賭博,吸毒,酗酒滋事等違法犯罪活動!
    yán jìn mài yín piáo chāng , dǔ bó , xī dú , xù jiǔ zī shì děng wéi fǎ fàn zuì huó dòng !
    • Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    滋事分子
    滋事分子
    zi1 si6 fan6 zi2
    • troublemaker
    • trouble-maker
  2. Cantonese
    寻衅滋事
    尋釁滋事
    cam4 jan6 zi1 si6
    • to pick quarrels and provoke trouble
  3. Cantonese
    滋事
    滋事
    zi1 si6
    • to provoke a dispute
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.