没事找事
méi​shì​zhǎo​shì

to make trouble out of nothing

  • created sense approved 没事找事/沒事找事 · méi​shì​zhǎo​shì · to make trouble out of nothing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没事找事 / 沒事找事

    méi​shì​zhǎo​shì

    to make trouble out of nothing

    to go looking for trouble when there is no need; to create unnecessary problems or complications

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 找 (literal) → 找 · zhǎo · to look for 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · accident

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