寻事生非

Traditional form:

尋事生非

Pinyin (reading):

xúnshìshēngfēi

Definitions:

• to look for trouble

Characters:

• 寻 - to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose

Traditional characters:

• 尋 - to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose