唯恐天下不乱

唯恐天下不乱:

Literally means:

be anxious to see the world in disorder

Actually means:

be anxious to stir up trouble

惟恐 means fear.

This phrase literally means fearing that the world is not chaotic.

It figuratively means one harbors an evil will, and is anxious to see the world in disorder. And he would even stir up trouble himself. Derogatory.

惟恐，只怕。

唯恐天下不乱，就害怕天下不乱。

指怀有不可告人的目的，不希望安定太平，一心希望局势混乱，甚至制造混乱。具有贬义色彩。