Míngxīng de chǒuwén zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng xiānqǐ xuānrándàbō.
The celebrity's scandal stirred up a huge uproar on social media.
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From Han Yu's Tang poem 《岳阳楼别窦司直》: 「轩然大波起，宇宙隘而妨」 — 'great waves rise up, crowding even the heavens.' Originally literal; later applied to social disturbances.
usage
Almost always collocates with 引起 (to cause) or 掀起 (to stir up). Describes news, scandals, controversies — a public storm of reaction, not private disputes.
