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见事生风
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见事生风

见事生风 — “To stir up trouble or make a fuss out of a situation”

见事生风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or make a fuss out of a situation”. To create disturbances unnecessarily. Literally, “To see things and create wind; to stir up wind upon encountering an issue”.

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见事生风 Pronunciation and Pinyin

见事生风 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
见
jiàn4to see or meet
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom

Example Sentence with 见事生风

小明总是喜欢见事生风,一点小事都能被他闹得满城风雨
Xiao Ming always likes to stir up trouble; even a small matter can be blown out of proportion by him.

Idioms Related to 见事生风

Synonyms of 见事生风

  • rě惹shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
  • jiàn见shì事fēng风shēng生act with great speed and resolution

More idioms starting with 见

  • jiàn见shì世shēng生miáo苗yield immediate results or benefits
  • jiàn见yì义yǒng勇wéi为act bravely for a just cause
  • jiàn见yì义dāng当wéi为act when seeing justice
  • jiàn见yì义bì必wéi为act courageously for justice
  • jiàn见yì义gǎn敢wéi为act courageously for a just cause
  • jiàn见zhī之bù不qǔ取,,sī思zhī之qiān千lǐ里regret missing an opportunity
  • jiàn见rén人shuō说rén人huà话,,jiàn见guǐ鬼shuō说guǐ鬼huà话adapt speech to the listener
  • jiàn见rén仁jiàn见zhì智different people have different opinions
  • jiàn见tù兔fàng放yīng鹰Seize the moment and act decisively
  • jiàn见tù兔gù顾quǎn犬Act promptly when a problem arises
  • jiàn见qí其yī一wèi未jiàn见qí其èr二know one aspect, not the other

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Questions about 见事生风

What does 见事生风 mean?

见事生风 (jiàn shì shēng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or make a fuss out of a situation”.

How do you pronounce 见事生风?

见事生风 is pronounced jiàn shì shēng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 见事生风 literally mean?

Literally, 见事生风 means “to see things and create wind; to stir up wind upon encountering an issue”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble or make a fuss out of a situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 见事生风?

形容遇到事情,兴风作浪。

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