gōnggòngcèsuǒrēngzhuāntou
[xiehouyu] to provoke public anger
- [xiehouyu] to provoke public anger
- A two-part allegorical saying (歇后语 xiēhòuyǔ) meaning to provoke public outrage; based on a pun where the word for "manure" (粪 fèn) sounds like the word for "indignation" (愤 fèn); throwing a brick into a public toilet splashes everyone with waste