guǎn​xián​shì

to meddle

  • created sense approved 管闲事/管閒事 · guǎn​xián​shì · to meddle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管闲事 / 管閒事

    guǎn​xián​shì

    to meddle

    To poke one's nose into other people's business; to be too inquisitive about matters that do not concern one

    管閑事

    管, 闲事

    管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · to manage 闲事 (literal) → 闲事/閒事 · xián​shì · other people's business

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 管闲事/管閒事 · guǎn​xián​shì · to overstep one's authority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管闲事 / 管閒事

    guǎn​xián​shì

    to overstep one's authority

    To interfere in matters outside of one's area of responsibility or authority

    管, 闲事

    管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · to manage 闲事 (literal) → 闲事/閒事 · xián​shì · other people's business

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense