遇事生风

遇事生風

yùshìshēngfēng

idiom

Meanings

1 to stir up trouble at every opportunity
2 to make an issue out of everything

Characters

to produce; arise

Examples

他这个人遇事生风，办公室里没人愿意跟他合作。

Tā zhège rén yùshìshēngfēng, bàngōngshì lǐ méi rén yuànyì gēn tā hézuò.

He stirs up drama over everything, so nobody at the office wants to work with him.

管理者要冷静，不能遇事生风。

Guǎnlǐzhě yào lěngjìng, bùnéng yùshìshēngfēng.

Managers must stay calm and not stir up trouble at every turn.

Tips

history

From 《汉书·赵广汉传》 (Book of Han, Biography of Zhao Guanghan): 见事风生 ('seeing matters, wind arises') — originally praised Zhao for handling cases swiftly and decisively. The sense flipped over time to its modern pejorative meaning.

Stroke Order

遇 yù

事 shì

生 shēng

风 fēng