To spread the wind and fan the fire

To spread the wind and fan the fire

Fan fan Huo is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Chu á NF ē ngsh ā nhu ǒ, which means to stir up the wind and fire. It means to encourage others to do something. It is often used in a derogatory sense. From the story of spring planting and autumn harvest.

The origin of Idioms

Kang Zhuo's "story of spring planting and autumn harvest" says: "the fan is so popular that Yucui's father is infected. He worries about his daughter every day and complains that her eyelids are too high."

Idiom usage

It refers to inciting trouble.