Jǐ ge bié yǒu yòngxīn de rén zài wǎng shàng xīng fēng zuò làng.
A few people with ulterior motives are stirring up trouble online.
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From the Yuan anonymous drama 《锁魔镜》: '嘉州有…二河,河内有一健蛟,兴风作浪,损害人民' — a mythical river dragon 'stirred up wind and waves, harming the people'. Originally literal (a water demon), now figurative (a human trouble-maker).
usage
Strongly negative — the agent is always a mischief-maker or troublemaker. Compare with the neutral 掀起风浪 ('to stir up waves').
