Alternative form of pour oil on troubled waters

(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

Causing trouble or anxiety

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

A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.