捅馬蜂窩tǒng mǎ fēng wōbring a hornet’s nest about one’s ears; prod (/stir up) a hornet’s nest
? 賈正他仨知道捅了馬蜂窩，夜襲隊(duì)不會(huì)輕易地放過(guò)他們……(馮志《敵后武工隊(duì)》195) Jia Zheng and the others knew they had prodded a hornet’s nest and that the Night Raiders would not let them off easily.
? 天爺，你捅那個(gè)馬蜂窩兒干嘛？ (梁斌《紅旗譜》4) Gracious Heaven! Why stir up a hornet’s nest? 捅馬蜂窩tong ma feng wostir up a hornet’s nest 捅馬蜂窩stir up a honet’s nets; open Pandora’s box |