4 characters Idiom and proverb 21 917

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Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「傳風扇火」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Just like fanning the flames. A metaphor for encouraging others to do something. Mostly used in a derogatory sense.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chuán fēng shàn huǒ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chyun4 fung1 sin3 fo2

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