调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 刺激 cì jī to provoke / to irritate / to upset / to stimulate / to excite / irritant syn 挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke / to stir up / to incite syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate syn 挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn to provoke / provocation syn 肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance syn 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb) syn 冲撞 衝撞 chōng zhuàng to collide / jerking motion / to impinge / to offend / to provoke syn 逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter syn 滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create syn 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute syn 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke syn 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 龃龉 齟齬 jǔ yǔ (literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned / (fig.) in disagreement / at odds syn 撩拨 撩撥 liáo bō to provoke / to tease syn 磕碰 kē pèng to knock against / to bump into / to have a disagreement / to clash syn 貌合神离 貌合神離 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement syn 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) / to offend / to attract (attention) 惹怒 rě nù to provoke anger 惹起 rě qǐ provoke, incite / stir up / arouse (attention) 撩动 撩動 liáo dòng to stir up / to provoke 滋扰 滋擾 zī rǎo to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute 歧见 歧見 qí jiàn disagreement / differing interpretations 惹 rě to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems) syn 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 撩 liáo to tease / to provoke / to stir up (emotions) syn 调弄 調弄 tiáo nòng to tease / to make fun of / to provoke / to stir up (trouble) syn 搦 nuò (literary) to hold (in the hand) / to challenge / to provoke syn 逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter 貌合心离 貌合心離 mào hé xīn lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement 挟细拿粗 挾細拿粗 xié xì ná cū to provoke 分歧点 分歧點 fēn qí diǎn point of disagreement 噷 hèn interjection expressing disagreement, reproach or dissatisfaction 腹诽 腹誹 fù fěi silent curse or disagreement / unspoken criticism 不是冤家不聚头 不是冤家不聚頭 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement) 一言不合 yī yán bù hé (idiom) to have a disagreement / to clash verbally 一言不合 yī yán - bù hé (idiom) to have a disagreement / to clash verbally 噷 hm interjection expressing disagreement, reproach or dissatisfaction 使愤怒 使憤怒 shǐ fèn nù to provoke 挑弄 tiǎo nòng to incite / to provoke / to tease 挑拔 tiǎo bá to provoke 挑灯拨火 挑燈撥火 tiǎo dēng bō huǒ to sow discord / to provoke 撩惹 liáo rě to provoke / to tease 撩是生非 liáo shì shēng fēi to stir up trouble / to provoke angry exchange 撩逗 liáo dòu to provoke / to tease 敲敲打打 qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ to make a continual banging sound / (fig.) to provoke with words syn 调唆 調唆 tiáo suō to provoke / to stir up (trouble) / to instigate syn 逗情 dòu qíng to flirt / to titillate / to provoke 