捅娄子 tǒnglóuzi to make a mess of things Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 捅 tǒng to provoke to provoke; to stir up trouble; to cause problems, often used in the phrase 捅马蜂窝 tǒngmǎfēngwō娄子 婁子 lóuzi trouble colloquial term for trouble, a blunder, or a mishap; often used with the verbs 捅 tǒng or 出 chū