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招風惹草

简 招风惹草 · 繁 招風惹草
Mandarin · pinyin zhāo fēng rě cǎo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
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Characters in this entry

招
zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
惹
rě · irritate, vex, offend, incite
草
cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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1–1–3–3 · zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ziu1 fung1 je5 cou2

Cantonese word readings for 招風惹草. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ziu1 fung1 je5 cou2

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