引风吹火
yǐn​fēng​chuī​huǒ

to fan the flames

  • created sense approved 引风吹火/引風吹火 · yǐn​fēng​chuī​huǒ · to fan the flames — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引风吹火 / 引風吹火

    yǐn​fēng​chuī​huǒ

    to fan the flames

    to draw in the wind to blow on a fire; used to describe stirring up trouble or inciting people so that a situation gets worse

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 吹火 (literal) → 吹火 · chuī​huǒ · to blow on a fire

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    created sense