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惹事生非 — “To stir up trouble”

惹事生非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble”. To cause disputes; to create mischief.

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惹事生非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 惹rě
  • 事shì
  • 生shēng
  • 非fēi

惹事生非 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
惹
rě13provoke or invite trouble
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 惹事生非

他总是喜欢在背后议论别人,经常惹事生非,弄得大家都不愉快。
He always likes to gossip about others behind their backs, frequently stirring up trouble and making everyone unhappy.

Idioms Related to 惹事生非

Synonyms of 惹事生非

  • wéi为fēi非zuò作dǎi歹commit evil deeds
  • rě惹shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
  • wú无shì事shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason

Antonyms of 惹事生非

  • fèng奉gōng公shǒu守fǎ法uphold public service and observe laws
  • ān安fèn分shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and abide by rules

More idioms starting with 惹

  • rě惹shì事zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
  • rě惹shì是zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹huǒ火shàng上shēn身to bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹huǒ火shāo烧shēn身bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹zāi灾zhāo招huò祸invite disaster and bring trouble
  • rě惹huò祸zhāo招qiān愆bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹huò祸zhāo招yāng殃bring trouble or misfortune upon oneself
  • rě惹huò祸zhāo招zāi灾Bring trouble or disaster upon oneself
  • rě惹cǎo草niān拈huā花flirt with women
  • rě惹cǎo草zhān沾huā花flirt with women

Questions about 惹事生非

What does 惹事生非 mean?
惹事生非 (rě shì shēng fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble”.
How do you pronounce 惹事生非?
惹事生非 is pronounced rě shì shēng fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 惹事生非?
招惹是非,引起争端。
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