挑弄

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
simp. and trad. (挑弄)		挑	弄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiǎonòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-lāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎonòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎonòng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao³-nung⁴
    • Yale: tyǎu-nùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaunonq
    • Palladius: тяонун (tjaonun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-lāng
    • Tâi-lô: thiau-lāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiaulang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²/

Verb

挑弄

1. to stir up; to incite

   挑弄是非  ―  tiǎonòng shìfēi  ―  to sow discord

2. to make fun of; to tease

Adjective

挑弄 (Xiamen Hokkien)

1. neat and tidy; in good order (of clothing, appearance, etc.)
2. clever and smart, and not pestering adults (of children)
3. tall and spacious with adequate light (of houses)
4. tall and slender (of one's stature)