烦恼不寻人,人自寻烦恼 煩惱不尋人,人自尋煩惱 煩惱不尋人,人自尋煩惱

worries don't seek out people; people seek out worries themselves

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Most of our troubles are of our own making. Said to console or gently chide someone who worries too much.
Simplified
烦恼不寻人,人自寻烦恼
Traditional (Taiwan)
煩惱不尋人,人自尋煩惱
Pinyin
fánnǎo bù xúnrén,rén zìxúnfánnǎo
Bopomofo
ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ,ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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