招风惹草 — “To stir up trouble or discord”
招风惹草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or discord”. To invite gossip, scandal, or negative attention, often due to one's inappropriate or careless behavior. Literally, “Attract wind and stir up grass”.
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招风惹草 Pronunciation and Pinyin
招风惹草 Character Breakdown
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小张平时言行不慎，总是招风惹草，惹得周围的朋友们都很不高兴。
Xiao Zhang usually acts and speaks carelessly, always stirring up trouble and making his friends very unhappy.
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Synonyms of 招风惹草
More idioms starting with 招
- zhāo招zhī之bù不lái来，，huī麾zhī之bù不qù去unswayed by command, firm in principles
- zhāo招zhī之jí即lái来，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
- zhāo招wáng亡nà纳pàn叛recruit defectors and harbor traitors
- zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces
- zhāo招jūn军mǎi买mǎ马raise an army
- zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
- zhāo招yáo摇guò过shì市flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public
- zhāo招shì是rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
- zhāo招shì是lǎn揽fēi非invite trouble and stir up disputes
- zhāo招shì是bān搬fēi非sow discord and stir up trouble
- zhāo招shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason
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Open the tool →Questions about 招风惹草
What does 招风惹草 mean?
招风惹草 (zhāo fēng rě cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or discord”.
How do you pronounce 招风惹草?
招风惹草 is pronounced zhāo fēng rě cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 招风惹草 literally mean?
Literally, 招风惹草 means “Attract wind and stir up grass”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble or discord”.
What is the Chinese definition of 招风惹草?
比喻招惹是非。