无理取闹 (wú lǐ qǔ nào) — to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately unreasonable and quarrelsome
Definition
A set phrase meaning to pick fights or cause trouble on purpose with no good reason. It frames the behavior as deliberate and unreasonable, stronger than just 'being difficult' (e.g., 闹).
idiom
to make trouble without reasonto be deliberately unreasonable and quarrelsome
Examples
- 无理取闹，。Tā gēn běn jiù shì zài wú lǐ qǔ nào, nǐ bié lǐ tā.He's just making trouble without reason — don't pay him any attention.
- 无理取闹，。Nǐ zhè yàng wú lǐ qǔ nào, zhī huì ràng shì qing gèng zāo.Making trouble like this will only make things worse.
- 无理取闹，。Gù kè zài diàn lǐ wú lǐ qǔ nào, jīng lǐ zhǐ hǎo bào jǐng le.The customer was making trouble in the store without reason, so the manager had to call the police.
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