挑拨离间 meaning in English
alienate one person from another; cast a bone between ...; drive a wedge between ...; foment disunity and dissension; incite [pit] one against the other; make mischief between ...; play off one person against another; play them off one against the other; set one person by the ears; sow discord (among ...); sow dissension among ...; sow dissension by means of ..
Examples
- He enjoys setting people at loggerheads .
他喜欢挑拨离间。 - It plays off governments against each other to get biggest investment incentives .
它在各政府之间挑拨离间，以攫取最大的投资利润。 - Renounce divisive speech , and reconcile disputes instead
不挑拨离间，调解争端。 - It was said that someone had sown discord among them
据说有人在他们中间搞挑拨离间。 - Mrs smith enjoys setting people at loggerheads
史密斯太太喜欢挑拨离间。