Definition
多管闲事 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to meddle' or 'to be a busybody' — it describes someone who pokes their nose into other people's affairs unnecessarily. Since it's a verb-object construction (离合词), you can split 管 and 闲事: 管什么闲事, 管这么多闲事. The 多 in front emphasizes 'excessively'.
v.o.
to meddleto be a busybodyto be intrusive
Examples
- ，。Tā guǎn le tài duō xián shì, biérén dōu juéde tā hěn fán.He meddled too much, and others all found him annoying.
- 多管闲事。Bú yào zǒng shì duō guǎn xián shì.Don't always meddle.
- 多管闲事。Tā yòu zài duō guǎn xián shì le.He's meddling again.
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