How to Say ‘Mind one's own business’ in Simplified Chinese
打酱油
dǎ jiàng yóu
[dǎ jiàngyóu]
💬 Usage Tip: [打酱油] is an idiom-like slang phrase: the literal meaning "buy soy sauce" doesn't help much. In real use it means "I'm just passing by / not getting involved," so learn it as one chunk.
Phrase Breakdown
打酱油
dǎ jiàng yóu
[dǎ jiàngyóu]
to be uninvolved
To indicate one is not connected to an event or situation.
这个决定关我什么事，我只是来打酱油的。
What does this decision have to do with me? I'm just passing by.
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