捅馬蜂窩

Simplified: 捅马蜂窝

tǒngmǎfēngwō ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄥ ㄨㄛ

    • to stir up a hornet's nest

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
poke a hornets' nest
Meaning
To offend a hard-to-handle person or stir up a troublesome matter. Same as English 'stir up a hornets' nest'.

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