撩拨 (liáo bō) — to tease and tantalize (playfully); to flirt; to provoke or stir up (emotions or actions)
Definition
Literary verb meaning to tease or provoke — playful flirtation, or deliberately stirring someone's emotions. Unlike 挑逗 (more specifically sexual teasing), 撩拨 covers both light flirtation and emotional provocation.
verb
to tease and tantalize (playfully)to flirtto provoke or stir up (emotions or actions)
Examples
- ，撩拨。Tā qīng qīng yí xiào, xiàng shì zài liáo bō tā.She smiled lightly, as if teasing him.
- 撩拨，。Zhè huà liáo bō le guān zhòng de qíng xù, xiàn chǎng yí piàn sāo dòng.These words stirred up the audience's emotions, causing a commotion on site.
- 撩拨。Tā gù yì shuō zhè xiē huà lái liáo bō duì fāng de nù huǒ.He deliberately said these words to provoke the other person's anger.
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