







妖由人兴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Problems or abnormal situations arise from human misconduct, impropriety, or lack of seriousness; troubles are often self-inflicted due to human failings”. Literally, “Evils arise from humans”.

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Open the tool →妖由人兴 (yāo yóu rén xīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Problems or abnormal situations arise from human misconduct, impropriety, or lack of seriousness; troubles are often self-inflicted due to human failings”.
妖由人兴 is pronounced yāo yóu rén xīng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 妖由人兴 means “Evils arise from humans”. It is used to mean “Problems or abnormal situations arise from human misconduct, impropriety, or lack of seriousness; troubles are often self-inflicted due to human failings”.
妖物因人而生。指不正常事物是由于人自己不严肃、不正派引起的。