Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picking quarrels and provoking trouble

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: pick-ing quar-rel-s and pro-vok-ing trou-ble
IPA

65

Scrabble Score

34

Letters

7

Syllables

18

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

picking quarrels and stirring up trouble (alternative) picking quarrels and making trouble (alternative)

Questions

What does picking quarrels and provoking trouble mean?: A crime and administrative offence known for being vague, mainly concerning breaching the peace by creating a disturbance in a public place.
Where does picking quarrels and provoking trouble come from?: Calque of Chinese 尋釁滋事 /寻衅滋事 (xúnxìn zīshì).

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