衅
xìn
quarrel
dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)
他们两人之间早就有了衅端，这次终于吵起来了。
tā men liǎng rén zhī jiān zǎo jiù yǒu le xìn duān，zhè cì zhōng yú chǎo qǐ lái le。
There had long been a dispute between the two of them, and this time they finally broke into a quarrel.
他一直在寻衅，想找个理由和对方打架。
tā yī zhí zài xún xìn，xiǎng zhǎo ge lǐ yóu hé duì fāng dǎ jià。
He kept picking quarrels, looking for a reason to fight with the other person.