捅娄子

捅婁子

tǒng lóuzi

phrase #50,676

Meanings

1 to make a mess of things
2 to cause trouble through a blunder

Characters

to poke; to stir up

Examples

HSK 3

小心点，别再捅娄子了。

Xiǎoxin diǎn, bié zài tǒng lóuzi le.

Be careful, don't mess things up again.

HSK 7-9

他第一天上班就捅了个大娄子。

Tā dìyī tiān shàngbān jiù tǒng le ge dà lóuzi.

On his very first day at work he made a huge blunder.

Tips

usage

Colloquial and separable: 捅了个大娄子, 'made a big mess'. 惹娄子 means the same. Milder than 捅马蜂窝, 'to stir up a hornets' nest'.

Stroke Order

捅 tǒng

娄 Lóu

子 zǐ