picking quarrels and provoking trouble
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Etymology[edit]
Calque of Chinese 尋釁滋事/寻衅滋事 (xúnxìn zīshì).
Noun[edit]
picking quarrels and provoking trouble (uncountable)
- (Mainland China, law) A collection of vague criminal offences, mainly concerning undermining public order by creating a disturbance in a public place.
- Hypernym: disorderly conduct
Translations[edit]
criminal offence
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