zhāo​fēng

to attract trouble

  • created sense approved 招风/招風 · zhāo​fēng · to attract trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招风 / 招風

    zhāo​fēng

    to attract trouble

    to attract attention and invite trouble or criticism by being too prominent

    招, 风

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to incur 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

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  • created sense approved 招风/招風 · zhāo​fēng · to catch the wind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招风 / 招風

    zhāo​fēng

    to catch the wind

    to catch or draw in the wind; used literally to describe fans or similar objects

    招 (literal) → 招 · zhāo · to beckon 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

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

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