无事生非

無事生非

wúshìshēngfēi

idiom #37,128

Meanings

1 to make trouble out of nothing
2 to stir up trouble for no reason
3 to pick fights

Characters

to produce, give rise to

Examples

他就是爱无事生非，没事找事。

Tā jiùshì ài wúshìshēngfēi, méi shì zhǎo shì.

He just loves making trouble out of nothing.

别无事生非，好好过日子。

Bié wúshìshēngfēi, hǎohǎo guò rìzi.

Don't go looking for trouble — just live your life.

Tips

usage

Always negative. Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' is standardly translated as 无事生非, which is a remarkably good fit.

Stroke Order

无 wú

事 shì

生 shēng

非 fēi