yōng
rén
rǎo

idiom
common

Meaning of 庸人自扰

庸人自扰 means to worry about imaginary troubles; to make trouble for oneself when there is no real problem; to fret over nothing. Pronounced yōng rén zì rǎo.

  • to worry about imaginary troubles; to make trouble for oneself when there is no real problem; to fret over nothing

Definitions & Examples

bié
zài
yōng
rén
rǎo
le
 
shì
qing
méi
me
zāo
 

Stop worrying about imaginary troubles; the situation isn't that bad.

zǒng
shì
huān
yōng
rén
rǎo
 
wèi
xiē
xiǎo
shì
dān
xīn
 

He always likes to make trouble for himself, worrying about trivial matters.

zhè
shì
diǎn
xíng
de
yōng
rén
rǎo
 
méi
shì
zhǎo
shì
 

This is a classic case of worrying about nothing; you're looking for trouble where there is none.

Tiān
xià
běn
shì
 
yōng
rén
rǎo
zhī
 

All is well under heaven, but the mediocre person troubles himself over it.