picking quarrels and provoking trouble

English

Alternative forms

picking quarrels and stirring up trouble
picking quarrels and making trouble

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 寻衅滋事.

Noun

picking quarrels and provoking trouble (uncountable)

(China, law) The criminal offence of undermining public order by creating a disturbance in a public place.
Hypernym: disorderly conduct

Translations

criminal offence

Chinese:
Mandarin: 寻衅滋事 (zh) (xúnxìn zīshì)

French: provocation aux troubles f

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