gwaan1 nei5 me1 si6關你咩事关你咩事
Jyutpinggwaan1 nei5 me1 si6
Yalegwāan néih mē sih
Definition
None of your business; mind your own business.
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How it's used
This phrase is a blunt and aggressive way to shut down someone who is being intrusive or prying into personal affairs. It functions as a rhetorical question that implies the listener has absolutely no right to be involved. Using it with the particle 啫 at the end adds a layer of annoyance or impatience, emphasizing that the speaker finds the inquiry ridiculous.
Examples
Why do you need to control what I do? Mind your own business.
Related words
Common phrases
why would it concern you anyway
Common mistake
Avoid using this with superiors or strangers, as it is highly confrontational and rude. It is strictly for peers or people you are already in a heated conflict with.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
