zyu1 si6諸事诸事
Jyutpingzyu1 si6
Yalejyū sih
Definition
Nosy; meddlesome; prying into other people's affairs.
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How it's used
Often paired with 八卦 to form the common expression 諸事八卦, which emphasizes an annoying tendency to pry into others' private affairs. While it literally refers to various matters, it carries a distinctly negative connotation of meddling where one is not wanted. It is frequently used to describe someone who cannot resist commenting on or interfering with things that do not concern them.
Examples
Why are you being so nosy?
Related words
Common phrases
nosy and gossipy
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal term 諸事, which can mean all sorts of things in written Chinese. In spoken Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used as an adjective to describe a person's prying personality.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
