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sow discord among; drive a wedge between

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Words with li jian

lí jiàn

离 间

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v.sow discord among; drive a wedge between
- yī gè nì míng de lí jiàn zhě
  一个匿名的离间者
  an unknown mischief-maker
- tā men zhèng qǐ tú lí jiàn wǒ men hé ā lā bó rén de guān xi
  他们正企图离间我们和阿拉伯人的关系。
  They are trying to drive a wedge between us and the Arabs.
synonym
tiǎo bō挑拨

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"间" cannot be pronounced as "jiān" in "离间".

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