煽风点火

煽風點火
shānfēngdiǎnhuǒ
  1. (idiom) to fan the flames
  2. to incite people
  3. to stir up trouble

CEDICT

to incite and stir up trouble

Wiktionary

比喻鼓动怂恿，以挑起事端。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 煽 shān
  1. to fan into a flame
  2. to incite
2 风 fēng
  1. wind
  2. news
  3. style
  4. custom
  5. manner

classifiers: 陣, 絲
3 点火 diǎnhuǒ
  1. to ignite
  2. to light a fire
  3. to agitate
  4. to start an engine
  5. ignition
  6. fig. to stir up trouble

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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