尋釁

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Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	offer blood in sacrifice
trad. (尋釁)		尋	釁
simp. (寻衅)		寻	衅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnxìn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jan⁶
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cim⁵ hiang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnxìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnsìn
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-hsin⁴
  - Yale: syún-syìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunshinn
  - Palladius: сюньсинь (sjunʹsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ jan⁶
  - Yale: chàhm yahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ yen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐn²²/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cim⁵ hiang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshîm hiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hiaŋ²¹³/

Verb

尋釁

to pick a quarrel; to pick a fight
- 以為尋釁，則素不往來。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  以为寻衅，则素不往来。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 清．紀昀《閱微草堂筆記．如是我聞四》
  Yǐwèi xúnxìn, zé sù bù wǎnglái.
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- 眾多百姓到了此時，一不做，二不休，見街上無可尋釁，又一齊哄到府衙門來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  众多百姓到了此时，一不做，二不休，见街上无可寻衅，又一齐哄到府衙门来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《文明小史》第九回
  Zhòngduō bǎixìng dàole cǐshí, yībùzuò, èrbùxiū, jiàn jiēshàng wúkě xúnxìn, yòu yīqí hǒng dào fǔ yámén lái.
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

尋隙／寻隙

Derived terms

尋釁滋事 / 寻衅滋事 (xúnxìn zīshì)

References

“Entry #112650”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

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