m4 gwaan1 si6唔關事唔关事

Jyutpingm4 gwaan1 si6

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語句

Definition

To have nothing to do with something; unrelated.

to have nothing to do with; to be irrelevant to
used as a phrase to deny a suggested reason: "no, it's not that"

colloquialcommunicationdaily actions

How it's used

Use this phrase to dismiss a suggested cause or to distance yourself from a situation. It functions as a versatile way to say something is irrelevant or not the reason for a specific outcome. When someone tries to blame you or link two unrelated events, this is the standard way to reject that connection.

Examples

le1呢gin2件si6事jyun4完cyun4全m4唔gwaan1關si6事，nei5你m4唔hou2好wan2搵zik6藉hau2口。

This matter has nothing to do with it, don't make excuses.

nei5你gok3覺dak1得hai6係ngo5我zou6做co3錯？kei4其sat6實gan1根bun2本m4唔gwaan1關si6事。

Do you think I did something wrong? Actually, it has nothing to do with me at all.

Common phrases

jyun4完cyun4全m4唔gwaan1關si6事

completely irrelevant

Common mistake

Avoid using this to mean 'I do not care' or 'it is none of my business', which would be 唔關我事. While they sound similar, 唔關事 focuses on the lack of a causal link, whereas 唔關我事 focuses on the lack of personal involvement.