庸人自擾 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
HSK 6
usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
擾 rǎo disturb, annoy, agitate