无事生非

Traditional: 無事生非

wú shì shēng fēi

Dictionary entry

to make trouble out of nothing

What does 无事生非 mean?

无事生非 (wú shì shēng fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make trouble out of nothing

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]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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无事生非

wú shì shēng fēi

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