无理取闹

無理取鬧

wúlǐ-qǔnào

idiom #13,922

Meanings

1 to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative; to cause a fuss over nothing

Characters

without; lacking

to take; to seek

to make trouble; noisy

Examples

你别无理取闹了！

Nǐ bié wúlǐqǔnào le!

Stop being unreasonable!

他觉得她在无理取闹。

Tā juéde tā zài wúlǐqǔnào.

He thought she was making a fuss over nothing.

Tips

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Often used accusatorily. Telling someone they are 无理取闹 implies they are being irrational and difficult, so use with caution.

Stroke Order

无 wú

理 lǐ

取 qǔ

闹 nào