兴风作浪
xīng​fēng​zuò​làng

to stir up trouble

  • created sense approved 兴风作浪/興風作浪 · xīng​fēng​zuò​làng · to stir up trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴风作浪 / 興風作浪

    xīng​fēng​zuò​làng

    to stir up trouble

    to incite trouble; to stir up havoc; literally to raise winds and waves, it is used to describe inciting emotions or provoking a conflict

    兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to flourish 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to rise 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

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    created sense