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Definition
A troublemaker who likes to stir up trouble or sow discord.
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How it's used
This term literally refers to a stick used for stirring excrement, which vividly captures the idea of someone who disrupts a stable situation by creating unnecessary mess. It is used exclusively to describe someone who actively interferes in other people's affairs to cause conflict or confusion. It carries a strong sense of annoyance and is often used to call out someone's disruptive behavior in a group setting.
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He is always stirring up trouble, making everyone unhappy.
Why are you being a troublemaker here?
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Common phrases
to act as a troublemaker
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply clumsy or makes mistakes. It specifically implies an intentional, malicious, or at least highly annoying desire to create drama or discord where there was none.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
