(Mainland China, law) A collection of vague criminal offences, mainly concerning undermining public order by creating a disturbance in a public place.

Alternative form of picking quarrels and provoking trouble

simple past tense and past participle of pour oil on troubled waters

present participle of pour oil on troubled waters

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pour oil on troubled waters

Alternative form of picking quarrels and provoking trouble

(informal, cricket) Describing the manner of the dismissal of a batsman who is out without scoring any runs

Causing trouble or anxiety

(transitive, intransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately. / A complainer.