煽風點火 [－风点－]

Jyutping sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2
Pinyin shān fēng diǎn huǒ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) to fan the flames
  2. to incite people
  3. to stir up trouble
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (idiom) to agitate and inflame other people; to incite; to rouse someone
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    明明​冇​事​，​偏偏​要​製​造​輿​論​或者​爭端
    to instigate; to stir up; literally: to stir up the wind and light up the fire
    • 原來係佢喺度煽風點火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
      原来系佢喺度煽风点火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
      jyun4 loi4 hai6 keoi5 hai5 dou6 sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2, m4 gwaai3 zi1 dak1 ngo5 jau5 gam3 do1 si6 fei1 laa1!
      So it was him stirring things up, no wonder there's so much gossip about me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to incite and stir up trouble
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    煽风点火
    煽風點火
    sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2
    • to instigate; to stir up
  2. Cantonese
    原来系佢喺度煽风点火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
    原來係佢喺度煽風點火，唔怪之得我有咁多是非啦！
    jyun4 loi4 hai6 keoi5 hai5 dou6 sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2, m4 gwaai3 zi1 dak1 ngo5 jau5 gam3 do1 si6 fei1 laa1!
    • So it was him stirring things up, no wonder there's so much gossip about me.