多管閒事
See also: 多管闲事
Chinese
many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe |
other people's business; unimportant matter; trivial matter | ||
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trad. (多管閒事/多管閑事) | 多 | 管 | 閒事/閑事 | |
simp. (多管闲事) | 多 | 管 | 闲事 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
多管閒事
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多管閒事 (“to meddle in other people's business; to be a busybody”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多管閒事, 多事 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 多管閒事, 多事, 雞婆 |
Singapore | 多管閒事 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 多管閒事, 多事 |
Southern Min | Taipei | 家婆 GT, 多事 GT |
Penang (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 家婆 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
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