掀风鼓浪

掀風鼓浪
xiānfēnggǔlàng
  1. to raise a storm
  2. to stir up trouble
  3. to instigate

CEDICT

比喻鼓动风潮，煽动情绪。如：「由于有人从中掀风鼓浪，群众情绪十分激动。」也作「掀风播浪」、「兴风作浪」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 掀 xiān
  1. to lift (a lid)
  2. to rock
  3. to convulse
2 风 fēng
  1. wind
  2. news
  3. style
  4. custom
  5. manner

classifiers: 陣, 絲
=3 鼓 gǔ old variant of 鼓 gǔ
=3 鼓 gǔ
  1. drum
  2. to drum
  3. to strike
  4. to rouse
  5. to bulge
  6. to swell

classifiers: 通, 面
4 浪 làng
  1. wave
  2. breaker
  3. unrestrained
  4. dissipated
  5. to stroll
  6. to ramble

Related entries

惹乱子 rěluànzi
  1. to stir up trouble
  2. to get into trouble
惹娄子 rělóuzi
  1. to stir up trouble
  2. to bring trouble upon oneself
惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi to stir up trouble
惹是非 rěshìfēi to stir up trouble
惹祸 rěhuò
  1. to stir up trouble
  2. to invite disaster
他的急脾气迟早会惹祸上身。

His quick temper will get him in trouble one day.

Source: Tatoeba

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