无洞掘蟹 — “To stir up trouble or find fault without any basis”
无洞掘蟹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or find fault without any basis”. To make a fuss over nothing. Literally, “To dig for crabs where there are no holes”.
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无洞掘蟹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无洞掘蟹 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 无洞掘蟹
他总是无洞掘蟹，故意找别人的麻烦。
He always stirs up trouble, deliberately looking for problems with others.
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Synonyms of 无洞掘蟹
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 无洞掘蟹
What does 无洞掘蟹 mean?
无洞掘蟹 (wú dòng jué xiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or find fault without any basis”.
How do you pronounce 无洞掘蟹?
无洞掘蟹 is pronounced wú dòng jué xiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无洞掘蟹 literally mean?
Literally, 无洞掘蟹 means “to dig for crabs where there are no holes”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble or find fault without any basis”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无洞掘蟹?
比喻无事生非，故意找岔子。