捅马蜂窝

Traditional: 捅馬蜂窩

tǒng mǎ fēng wō

Dictionary entry

(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

What does 捅马蜂窝 mean?

捅马蜂窝 (tǒng mǎ fēng wō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

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捅tǒngto poke; to jab · to give (sb) a nudge; to prod 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]蜂fēngvariant of 蜂[feng1]窝wōnest · pit or hollow on the human body

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捅马蜂窝

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