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庸人自擾 (jung4 jan4 zi6 jiu5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

庸人自擾 (jung4 jan4 zi6 jiu5, yōng rén zì rǎo) — lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom); fig. to get upset over nothing; to make problems for oneself

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 庸中佼佼 (jung4 zung1 gaau2 gaau2) — outstanding amongst the ordinary common people
• 庸脂俗粉 (jung4 zi1 zuk6 fan2) — a shallow woman lacking in elegance and refined taste [written and colloquial]
• 庸 (jung4) — ordinary; to use; mediocre; the need to (usually used in the negative form); mo…
• 庸人 (jung4 jan4) — mediocre person
• 庸俗 (jung4 zuk6) — vulgar; tacky; tawdry
• 庸俗化 (jung4 zuk6 faa3) — debasement; vulgarization

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