庸人自扰 yōng rén zì rǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
  2. fig. to get upset over nothing
  3. to make problems for oneself

CHARACTERS

庸 yōng usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
自 zì self, private, personal; from
扰 rǎo disturb, annoy, agitate