招風惹草

to stir up trouble (idiom) / to sow discord

(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself

to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess

lit. to invite the wind / fig. conspicuous and inviting criticism

wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems)

variant of 草[cao3]

grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]

variant of 肏[cao4]