English Explanatory Dictionary

picking quarrels and provoking trouble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crime and administrative offence known for being vague, mainly concerning breaching the peace by creating a disturbance in a public place.

Word forms

picking quarrels and provoking trouble picking quarrels and stirring up trouble picking quarrels and making trouble

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 尋釁滋事 /寻衅滋事 (xúnxìn zīshì).

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