挑弄

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
simp. and trad. (挑弄)		挑	弄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiǎonòng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-lāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎonòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎonòng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao³-nung⁴
  - Yale: tyǎu-nùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaunonq
  - Palladius: тяонун (tjaonun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-lāng
  - Tâi-lô: thiau-lāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiaulang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²/

Verb

挑弄

to stir up; to incite
挑弄是非 ― tiǎonòng shìfēi ― to sow discord
to make fun of; to tease

Adjective

挑弄 (Xiamen Hokkien)

neat and tidy; in good order (of clothing, appearance, etc.)
clever and smart, and not pestering adults (of children)
tall and spacious with adequate light (of houses)
tall and slender (of one's stature)

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