捅马蜂窝 tǒngmǎfēngwō to stir up a hornet's nest Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tǒngmǎfēngwō to stir up a hornet's nest 捅 tǒng verb to poke to poke; to stab; to jab; to penetrate马蜂窝 馬蜂窩 mǎfēngwō hornet's nest the nest of a hornettǒngmǎfēngwō to provoke trouble 捅 tǒng to provoke to provoke; to stir up trouble; to cause problems, often used in the phrase 捅马蜂窝 tǒngmǎfēngwō马蜂窝 馬蜂窩 mǎfēngwō troublesome situation a matter or situation that is likely to cause controversy or a lot of trouble when interfered with