Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「庸人自擾」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「庸人自擾」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
To bother oneself: to cause trouble to oneself. It means that there is nothing wrong but you are causing trouble for yourself.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yōng rén zì rǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yung4 yan4 ji6 yiu2
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
