惹事生非

rěshìshēngfēi
variant of 惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi

CEDICT

to incur unnecessary trouble; to stir up ill will

Wiktionary

招惹是非麻煩。《喻世明言．卷三六．宋四公大鬧禁魂張》：「如今再說一個富家，安分守己，並不惹事生非。」也作「惹事招非」、「惹是招非」、「惹是生非」。

重編國語辭典

引起爭執糾紛

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 惹事 rěshì to cause trouble
2 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
3 非 fēi
  1. to not be; not
  2. wrong; incorrect
  3. non-; un-; in-; de-
  4. to reproach; to blame
  5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must