idiom > to fan the flame
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Wind and fire Citation
  Explanation: Citation provoke. Using the wind to Chuihuo, so the more the fire burned more brightly. Metaphor from which to incite and provoke trouble.
  Usage: -Linked; as the predicate attribute; containing derogatory
  Source: Original Song, Buddhism, Taoism, "Jing Chuan Deng recorded" Thirteen volumes due to wind and fire, the force is small. "
  Examples: Sidelines, Collateral, ~, station dry shore children, not help tear down the oil bottle, are all seeds from him.
Inciting others to expand the incident metaphor
  Inciting others to expand the analogy of trouble. "Dream of Red Mansions," the 16th back: "'sit watching the tiger Dou', 'Collateral', 'cited wind fire' ... ... are all linked to child's ability; Besides, I was young, do not pressure people, can not blame not put me in the eyes. "
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No. 3
  引风吹火 (yǐn fēng chuī huǒ)
  解释:引:招来。利用风来吹火,使火越烧越旺。比喻从中煽动,挑起事端。
  出处:宋·释道原《景德传灯录》卷十三:“因风吹火,用力不多。”
  示例:坐山观虎斗,借刀杀人,~,站干岸儿,推倒了油瓶不扶,都是全桂子的本事。
English Expression
  1. v.:   fan the flame,   excite or stir up trouble
Thesaurus
Chishuizhangbo, stir up trouble, control the forces of nature with the abilty to summon wind and rain, stir up trouble, to incur unnecessary trouble