招风揽火 — “To invite trouble”
招风揽火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite trouble”. To stir up disputes or gossip; to court difficulties.
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招风揽火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
招风揽火 Character Breakdown
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他说话从来不考虑后果，总是招风揽火，让自己陷入不必要的麻烦。
He never considers the consequences of his words, always inviting trouble and getting himself into unnecessary difficulties.
Idioms Related to 招风揽火
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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What does 招风揽火 mean?
招风揽火 (zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite trouble”.
How do you pronounce 招风揽火?
招风揽火 is pronounced zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 招风揽火?
比喻招惹是非。