shān fēng diǎn huǒ

Traditional: 煽風點火

煽风点火 (shān fēng diǎn huǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to fan the flames
  2. 2to incite people
  3. 3to stir up trouble

Characters in 煽风点火

煽shān · to fan into a flame风fēng · wind点diǎn · to touch briefly; to tap火huǒ · fire

Related words

点to touch briefly; to tap一点a bit; a little bit有点a little点儿erhua variant of 點|点[dian3]火fire火surname Huo差点almost风wind地点place风格style火车train重点to recount (e.g. results of election)

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