hornet's nest; source of trouble; troublemaker
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
hornet's nest; wasp's nest
Literal meaning, refers to the physical nest of hornets or wasps.
Shù树
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
gè个
hěn很
dà大
de的
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
。
There's a very large hornet's nest hanging from the tree.
Xiāo消
fáng防
duì队
yuán员
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
zhāi摘
chú除
le了
nà那
gè个
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
。
The firefighters carefully removed that hornet's nest.
noun
troublemaker; difficult person; messy situation; powder keg
informalFigurative idiom. Describes a person who is easily angered and causes trouble, or a situation full of potential conflict. Similar to the English idiom "stir up a hornet's nest."
Tā她
zhè这
gè个
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
shuí谁
yě也
rě惹
bu不
qǐ起
。
She's a hornet's nest that nobody dares to provoke.
Pī批
píng评
tā他
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
tǒng捅
le了
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
。
Criticizing his boss was like poking a hornet's nest.
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Nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
rén人
shì事
jiū纠
fēn纷
jiù就
shì是
gè个
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
。
The personnel disputes in that company are a complete hornet's nest.
Nǐ你
bié别
qù去
zhāo招
rě惹
tā他
，
tā他
shì是
gè个
yǒu有
míng名
de的
mǎ马
fēng蜂
wō窝
。
Don't go and provoke him; he's notoriously difficult to deal with.