picking quarrels and provoking trouble

English

Alternative forms

• picking quarrels and stirring up trouble
• picking quarrels and making trouble

Etymology

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

Noun

picking quarrels and provoking trouble (uncountable)

1. (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

criminal offence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寻衅滋事 (zh) (xúnxìn zīshì)