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tiǎo to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch
嘲弄 cháo nòng to tease / to poke fun at / to make fun of
tǒng to poke; to jab / to give (sb) a nudge; to prod / to disclose; to reveal
捅破 tǒng to pierce; to poke through
窥探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of
chǔ pestle / to poke
调笑 tiáo xiào to tease / to poke fun at
拨动 dòng to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)
插脚 chā jiǎo to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
chòng poke out / punch / push into
插眼 chā yǎn to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates)
枪打出头鸟 qiāng chū tóu niǎo the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
巴头探脑 tóu tàn nǎo to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy / nosy
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 yǒu zāi huā huā , xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
无心插柳柳成阴 xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
鲜花插在牛粪上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)


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