gaau2 fung1 gaau2 jyu5攪風攪雨搅风搅雨
Jyutpinggaau2 fung1 gaau2 jyu5
Yalegáau fūng gáau yúh
Definition
To stir up trouble, instigate conflict, or make mischief.
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How it's used
Describes someone who intentionally creates chaos, discord, or drama where there was none before. It carries a strong sense of disapproval, suggesting the person is a troublemaker who enjoys disrupting the status quo. The imagery evokes the idea of someone blowing wind and stirring rain to make a situation messy.
Examples
He is always stirring up trouble at the office, so annoying.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply being busy or active. It specifically implies malicious or unnecessary interference that negatively impacts others.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
