問長問短 [问长问－]

Jyutping man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2
Pinyin wèn cháng wèn duǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. ask too many things
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    問得​好​仔細​、​好​透徹​，​搞​到​畀​人​問​嗰​個​覺​得​好​煩
    to make detailed and thorough enquiries in an annoying way
    • 細路仔最鍾意問長問短。
      细路仔最钟意问长问短。
      sai3 lou6 zai2 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2.
      Children love to annoy people with trivial questions.
    • 我份CV冇寫GPA，費事俾人問長問短。
      我份CV冇写GPA，费事俾人问长问短。
      ngo5 fan6 si1 wi1 mou5 se2 zi1 pi1 ei1, fai3 si6 bei2 jan4 man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2.
      I didn't include my GPA in my CV because I don't want to be asked about it.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to ask about the length and breadth of various things; to ask all sorts of (trivial) questions
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    细路仔最钟意问长问短。
    細路仔最鍾意問長問短。
    sai3 lou6 zai2 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2.
    • Children love to annoy people with trivial questions.
  2. Cantonese
    我份CV冇写GPA，费事俾人问长问短。
    我份CV冇寫GPA，費事俾人問長問短。
    ngo5 fan6 si1 wi1 mou5 se2 zi1 pi1 ei1, fai3 si6 bei2 jan4 man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2.
    • I didn't include my GPA in my CV because I don't want to be asked about it.
  3. Cantonese
    我有一次迟左少少覆佢电话咋，𠮶晚已经俾佢审犯咁问长问短喇。
    我有一次遲左少少覆佢電話咋，嗰晚已經俾佢審犯咁問長問短喇。
    ngo5 jau5 jat1 ci3 ci4 zo2 siu2 siu2 fuk1 keoi5 din6 waa2 zaa3, go2 maan5 ji5 ging1 bei2 keoi5 sam2 faan6 gam2 man6 coeng4 man6 dyun2 laa3.
    • There was once I returned her call late. I got hardly grilled that night.
  4. Cantonese
    我太太好多疑架，夜啲返都会问长问短。
    我太太好多疑架，夜啲返都會問長問短。
    • My wife is oversensitive and she asks me a hell lot of questions whenever I come back home late.