寻事生非

Traditional: 尋事生非

xún shì shēng fēi

Dictionary entry

to look for trouble

What does 寻事生非 mean?

寻事生非 (xún shì shēng fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to look for trouble

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寻xúnto search · to look for 事shìmatter · thing 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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寻事生非

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