粵

煽sin3風fung1點dim2火fo2

simp煽风点火
sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2shān fēng diǎn huǒ

English

  1. (idiom) to fan the flames
  2. (idiom) to agitate and inflame other people; to incite; to rouse someone
  3. to incite people
  4. to stir up trouble
  5. to instigate; to stir up; literally: to stir up the wind and light up the fire

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 明明冇事,偏偏要製造輿論或者爭端

Examples

  • 原來係佢喺度煽風點火,唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦!

    So it was him stirring things up, no wonder there's so much gossip about me.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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