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马蜂窝

馬蜂窩
mǎfēngwō
noun #24,410

Measure Word

一个马蜂窝 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 hornet's nest
  2. 2 wasp nest
  3. 3 (figurative) a dangerous situation one has stirred up

Examples

他把马蜂窝捅破了，被蜇了好几下。
Tā bǎ mǎfēngwō tǒng pò le, bèi zhē le hǎo jǐ xià.
He poked open the hornet's nest and got stung several times.
你这么做是在捅马蜂窝，小心惹麻烦。
Nǐ zhème zuò shì zài tǒng mǎfēngwō, xiǎoxīn rě máfan.
Doing that is like poking a hornet's nest — careful you don't cause trouble.
这个问题太复杂了，简直是个马蜂窝。
Zhège wèntí tài fùzá le, jiǎnzhí shì gè mǎfēngwō.
This issue is extremely complex — it's a real hornet's nest.

Tips

usage
The phrase 捅马蜂窝 (to poke a hornet's nest) is a very common idiom meaning to stir up trouble or provoke a dangerous situation — equivalent to the English 'stir up a hornet's nest.'

Stroke Order

马 mǎ
蜂 fēng
窝 wō