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
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