捅马蜂窝

Traditional form:

捅馬蜂窩

Pinyin (reading):

tǒngmǎfēngwō

Definitions:

• (fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

Characters:

• 捅 - to jab, to poke
• 马 - horse; surname
• 蜂 - bee, wasp, hornet
• 窝 - cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals

Traditional characters:

• 捅 - to jab, to poke
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 蜂 - bee, wasp, hornet
• 窩 - cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals