兴妖作怪 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to summon demons to create havoc
• fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble

Character by character

• 兴xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
• 妖yāostrange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanti
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 怪guàiunusual, strange, peculiar

Idioms sharing a character

• 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng
• 夙兴夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi
• 多难兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng
• 方兴未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ
• 方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài
• 望洋兴叹 wàng yáng xīng tàn
• 百废俱兴 bǎi fèi jù xīng
• 百废待兴 bǎi fèi dài xīng
• 兴利除弊 xīng lì chú bì
• 兴灭继绝 xīng miè jì jué

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