好管闲事 — “To be a busybody”
好管闲事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be a busybody”. To meddle in other people's affairs. Literally, “fond of meddling”.
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好管闲事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
好管闲事 Character Breakdown
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小明总是好管闲事，邻居家的任何小事他都要打听清楚。
Xiao Ming is always a busybody; he has to inquire about every little thing concerning his neighbors.
Idioms Related to 好管闲事
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- hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
- hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
- hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
- hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
- hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
- hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
- hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
- hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns
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Open the tool →Questions about 好管闲事
What does 好管闲事 mean?
好管闲事 (hào guǎn xián shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be a busybody”.
How do you pronounce 好管闲事?
好管闲事 is pronounced hào guǎn xián shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 好管闲事 literally mean?
Literally, 好管闲事 means “fond of meddling”. It is used to mean “to be a busybody”.
What is the Chinese definition of 好管闲事?
对别人的事表现出不应有的好奇