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无事生非 — “To stir up trouble or create problems for no reason”

无事生非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or create problems for no reason”. To make trouble where there is none. Literally, “Create trouble for no reason”.

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无事生非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 无wú
  • 事shì
  • 生shēng
  • 非fēi

无事生非 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 无事生非

他总是喜欢无事生非,弄得大家都不愉快。
He always likes to stir up trouble for no reason, making everyone unhappy.

Idioms Related to 无事生非

Synonyms of 无事生非

  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing

Antonyms of 无事生非

  • ān安fèn分shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and abide by rules
  • xī息shì事níng宁rén人smooth things over and maintain peace

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

Questions about 无事生非

What does 无事生非 mean?
无事生非 (wú shì shēng fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or create problems for no reason”.
How do you pronounce 无事生非?
无事生非 is pronounced wú shì shēng fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无事生非 literally mean?
Literally, 无事生非 means “Create trouble for no reason”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble or create problems for no reason”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无事生非?
无缘无故找岔子,存心制造麻烦。
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