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   Mischief Reef, also known as: Meiji Reef; Chinese: 美济礁; pinyin: Meiji Jiao; Tagalog: Panganiban reef; Vietnamese: Đá Vành Khăn and others, is a large reef ...

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Chinese Mischief at Mischief Reef
New York Times‎ - 2 days ago
In recent years, China has laid claim to the South China Sea with increasing fierceness, ...

Editorial: Chinese Mischief at Mischief Reef

The country is aggressively acting to establish a sphere of influence in the South China Sea and there are satellite photos prove it.

troublemaker[名]（わざと）もんちゃくを起こす人.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
Synonyms: trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat

mischief

See definition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ 

Definition of mischief in English:

noun

[MASS NOUN]

1Playful misbehaviour, especially on the part ofchildren:she’ll make sure Danny doesn’t get into mischief

1.1Playfulness that is intended to tease or createtrouble:her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief

2Harm or trouble caused by someone or something:she was bent on making mischief

2.1[COUNT NOUN] archaic A person responsible for harmor annoya

3Law A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed toremove or for which the common law affords aremedy:the statute was passed to prevent a mischief in respect of which the defendant was already under aduty at common law

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting misfortune or distress): from Old French meschief, from the verb meschever, from mes- 'adversely' + chever 'come to an end' (fromchef 'head').