兴妖作怪
xīng​yāo​zuò​guài

to stir up trouble

  • created reference approved 兴妖作怪/興妖作怪 → 兴风作浪/興風作浪 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴妖作怪 / 興妖作怪 xīng​yāo​zuò​guài

    兴风作浪 / 興風作浪 xīng​fēng​zuò​làng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 兴妖作怪/興妖作怪 · xīng​yāo​zuò​guài · to stir up trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴妖作怪 / 興妖作怪

    xīng​yāo​zuò​guài

    to stir up trouble

    (idiom) literally to summon demons to create havoc; figuratively used to describe bad people making trouble or stirring up conflict; same as [[兴风作浪|興風作浪|xing1 feng1 zuo4 lang4]]

    兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to flourish 妖 (literal) → 妖 · yāo · monster 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 怪 (literal) → 怪 · guài · monster

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense