借端生事借端滋事jiè duān shēng shìavail oneself of a pretext to stir up trouble; find an excuse to make trouble,use sth as a pretext to make (/stir up)trouble
? 這只是小事一樁。他不過是～罷了，別理他！ This is only a trifling matter. He is only trying to find an excuse to make trouble. Don’t pay any attention to him. 借端生事jiè duān shēnɡ shì以某件事為借口，來惹是生非。find an excuse to make trouble, use sth. as a pretext to make trouble, make excuses for provocation |