无病自炙 — “To bring trouble or suffering upon oneself unnecessarily”
无病自炙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or suffering upon oneself unnecessarily”. To worry for no reason; to find trouble where there is none. Literally, “To apply moxibustion to oneself without illness”.
无病自炙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无病自炙 Character Breakdown
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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zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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Open the tool →Questions about 无病自炙
What does 无病自炙 mean?
无病自炙 (wú bìng zì zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or suffering upon oneself unnecessarily”.
How do you pronounce 无病自炙?
无病自炙 is pronounced wú bìng zì zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无病自炙 literally mean?
Literally, 无病自炙 means “to apply moxibustion to oneself without illness”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or suffering upon oneself unnecessarily”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无病自炙?
灸：灼，多指中医用艾叶等灼烧身体某一部分的医疗方法。比喻自找苦吃或自寻烦脑。