Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make trouble / to cause a quarrel: To deliberately create a problematic situation, argument, or conflict where none existed before. It implies provoking or instigating discord.
2. Adjective:
   • Quarrelsome / Troublesome: Describing a person who has a tendency to pick fights or create unnecessary problems.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta không có lý do gì lại đến đây sinh sự. (He had no reason to come here and make trouble.)
  • Đừng sinh sự chuyện bé xé ra to. (Don't cause a quarrel and turn a small matter into a big one.)
• Adjective:
  • Tính nó rất sinh sự, cứ thích gây chuyện với hàng xóm. (He has a very quarrelsome nature, always liking to start something with the neighbors.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "sinh sự" often carries a strong negative connotation of being the unjustified instigator in a conflict. It is frequently used in warnings or criticisms.

Variants and Related Words

• Gây sự (v): A near-synonymous verb phrase meaning to pick a fight or to start trouble.
  • Hắn tìm đến để gây sự. (He came looking to pick a fight.)

Synonyms

• To pick a fight: To deliberately provoke an argument or physical conflict.
• To stir up trouble: To cause problems or unrest.
• Instigator: (Noun) A person who starts trouble.

Related Idioms

• Sinh sự sự sinh: An idiom meaning that by creating trouble, one invites more trouble in return; trouble begets trouble.
  • Anh đừng có sinh sự, sinh sự sự sinh đấy. (Don't you start trouble, because trouble begets trouble.)

verb

1. to make troubles, to cause a quarrel

adj

1. quarrelsome