招风 (zhāo fēng) — to attract trouble by being too conspicuous; to invite trouble through prominence
Definition
招风 (zhāo fēng) literally 'catch the wind' — it means standing out so much that you attract trouble or unwanted attention. Used for people or actions that are too conspicuous.
verb
to attract trouble by being too conspicuousto invite trouble through prominence
Examples
- ，。Tā tài chū míng le, zhāo le bù shǎo fēng.He is too famous and has attracted a lot of trouble.
- 招风。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò huì zhāo fēng de.Doing this will attract trouble.
- ，招风。Tā zhè me gāo diào, chí zǎo huì zhāo fēng de.He is so high-profile; he will attract trouble sooner or later.
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