To stir up trouble or provoke dangerous people, thereby inviting harm or difficulty upon oneself.
他总是喜欢对一些不好惹的人说三道四，真是撩蜂剔蝎，自找麻烦。
He always likes to criticize people who are not to be trifled with, truly stirring up a hornet's nest and inviting trouble.
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