多管闲事

Traditional: 多管閒事

duō guǎn xián shì

Dictionary entry

meddling in other people's business

What does 多管闲事 mean?

多管闲事 (duō guǎn xián shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1meddling in other people's business

Character breakdown

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多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 管guǎnvariant of 管[guan3]闲xiánenclosure · (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle 事shìmatter · thing

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多管闲事

duō guǎn xián shì

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