无事生非 (wú shì shēng fēi) — to make trouble out of nothing; to create problems where none exist
Definition
Idiom: someone deliberately stirs up conflict or drama when nothing is wrong. The 没事找事 / 挑拨 sense — not a neutral statement about facts.
idiom
to make trouble out of nothingto create problems where none exist
Examples
- 无事生非，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan wú shì shēng fēi, gǎo dé dà jiā dōu bù yú kuài.He always likes to make trouble out of nothing, making everyone unhappy.
- ，无事生非，？Míng míng yí qiè zhèng cháng, nǐ què zài zhè lǐ wú shì shēng fēi, shì bu shì xián dé huāng?Everything is perfectly fine, yet you're here stirring up trouble — are you just bored?
- 无事生非，。Gōng sī lǐ yǒu xiē rén jiù ài wú shì shēng fēi, bǎ xiǎo shì nào chéng dà shì.Some people in the company love to make a mountain out of a molehill, turning small matters into big ones.
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