Definition
管闲事 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to meddle' or 'to poke one's nose into others' affairs'. The verb 管 ('to take charge of') and the object 闲事 ('unimportant business') can split when inserting measure words, modifiers, or aspect markers — e.g., 管什么闲事 ('what business is that of yours?'), 管了太多闲事 ('meddled too much'). It is commonly used in negative phrases like 多管闲事 ('being a busybody') and 别管闲事 ('mind your own business').
v.o.
to meddleto poke one's nose into others' business
Examples
- 管闲事,。Tā zǒng xǐhuan guǎn xián shì, jiéguǒ dézuì le hěn duō rén.He always likes to meddle and ended up offending many people.
- ,。Wǒ quàn nǐ shǎo guǎn yìxiē xián shì, shěng de máfan.I advise you to mind your own business more to avoid trouble.
- ,。Nǐ zài guǎn biérén de xián shì, wǒ kě bù guǎn nǐ le.If you meddle in others' affairs again, I won't look after you.
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