掀風鼓浪

掀风鼓浪
xiānfēnggǔlàng
  1. to raise a storm
  2. to stir up trouble
  3. to instigate

CEDICT

比喻鼓動風潮，煽動情緒。如：「由於有人從中掀風鼓浪，群眾情緒十分激動。」也作「掀風播浪」、「興風作浪」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 掀 xiān
  1. to lift (a lid)
  2. to rock
  3. to convulse
2 風 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

惹亂子 rěluànzi
  1. to stir up trouble
  2. to get into trouble
惹婁子 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
惹禍 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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