捅马蜂窝

(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

to stab / to poke / to prod / to nudge / to disclose

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

hornet

variant of 蜂[feng1]

bee / wasp

old variant of 蜂[feng1]

bee's nest / honeycomb / fig. honeycomb figure

nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods