煩過梵蒂岡

A pun on the first syllable of 梵蒂岡 / 梵蒂冈 (faan⁴ dai³ gong¹), which is often homophonous to 煩 / 烦 (faan⁴).

煩過梵蒂岡

1. (Cantonese, simile) very annoying; very troublesome; full of trouble
   • 2016 September 1, “不再接收iOS煩人的升級提示 安裝第一個Cydia程式「No Update」”, in iPhone, iPad玩樂誌, volume 27, page 19:

     有用過iPhone的用戶也會知道，如果好像下圖般，iOS取得了軟件更新的資訊，便會每天提醒你升級，「煩過梵蒂岡」。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     有用过iPhone的用户也会知道，如果好像下图般，iOS取得了软件更新的资讯，便会每天提醒你升级，「烦过梵蒂冈」。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁵ jung⁶ gwo³ iPhone dik¹ jung⁶ wu⁶ jaa⁵ wui⁵ zi¹ dou³, jyu⁴ gwo² hou² zoeng⁶ haa⁶ tou⁴ bun¹, iOS ceoi² dak¹ liu⁵ jyun⁵ gin^6-2 gang¹ san¹ dik¹ zi¹ seon³, bin⁶ wui⁵ mui⁵ tin¹ tai⁴ seng² nei⁵ sing¹ kap¹, “faan⁴ gwo³ faan⁴ dai³ gong¹”. [Jyutping]

     Users who have used the iPhone before would know if, like in the picture below, iOS got information for a software update, it would remind you everyday to upgrade; it's "more annoying than the Vatican".

   • 2017, 李專, 最幽暗的天空，只為了成就最溫暖的陽光, Hong Kong: 日閱堂出版社, →ISBN, page 95:

     不知幾多次，你總是無法明白為何她常常將一些芝麻綠豆的小事「不想放大只想放大被放大」，破壞當下的甜蜜狀態，於你眼中這完全是莫名其妙、無理取鬧和鑽牛角尖，簡直煩過梵蒂岡。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     不知几多次，你总是无法明白为何她常常将一些芝麻绿豆的小事「不想放大只想放大被放大」，破坏当下的甜蜜状态，于你眼中这完全是莫名其妙、无理取闹和钻牛角尖，简直烦过梵蒂冈。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     bat¹ zi¹ gei² do¹ ci³, nei⁵ zung² si⁶ mou⁴ faat³ ming⁴ baak⁶ wai⁶ ho⁴ taa¹ soeng⁴ soeng⁴ zoeng¹ jat¹ se¹ zi¹ maa⁴ luk⁶ dau^6-2 dik¹ siu² si⁶ “bat¹ soeng² fong³ daai⁶ zi² soeng² fong³ daai⁶ bei⁶ fong³ daai⁶”, po³ waai⁶ dong¹ haa⁶ dik¹ tim⁴ mat⁶ zong⁶ taai³, jyu¹ nei⁵ ngaan⁵ zung¹ ze² jyun⁴ cyun⁴ si⁶ mok⁶ ming⁴ kei⁴ miu⁶, mou⁴ lei⁵ ceoi² naau⁶ wo⁴ zyun³ ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹, gaan² zik⁶ faan⁴ gwo³ faan⁴ dai³ gong¹. [Jyutping]

     Don't know how many times it's been, but you just can't understand why she keeps magnifying these petty things, destroying the current sweet state. In your eyes, this is completely baffling, making a fuss out of nothing and splitting hairs; it's an utter nuisance.

   • 2019, 陳艷霞, 職場女生の50個生存指南, Hong Kong: 非凡出版, →ISBN, page 59:

     每次項目會議，上司總是先例行闡明「三個原則」，而且每講完一點都要重複強調，彷彿怕大家沒聽到似的，也讓心急的Emma很不耐煩，覺得他「煩過梵蒂岡」。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     每次项目会议，上司总是先例行阐明「三个原则」，而且每讲完一点都要重复强调，仿佛怕大家没听到似的，也让心急的Emma很不耐烦，觉得他「烦过梵蒂冈」。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     mui⁵ ci³ hong⁶ muk⁶ wui⁶ ji⁵, soeng⁶ si¹ zung² si⁶ sin¹ lai⁶ hang⁴ zin² ming⁴ “saam¹ go³ jyun⁴ zak¹”, ji⁴ ce² mui⁵ gong² jyun⁴ jat¹ dim² dou¹ jiu³ cung⁴ fuk¹ koeng⁴ diu⁶, fong² fat¹ paa³ daai⁶ gaa¹ mut⁶ ting³ dou³ ci⁵ dik¹, jaa⁵ joeng⁶ sam¹ gap¹ dik¹ Emma han² bat¹ noi⁶ faan⁴, gok³ dak¹ taa¹ “faan⁴ gwo³ faan⁴ dai³ gong¹”. [Jyutping]

     Every time there was a project meeting, the boss would first routinely expound upon "the three principles", and every time he finishes a point, he would repeatedly emphasize the point, as if he's afraid people didn't hear him. This also makes the hasty Emma quite impatient, thinking that he's "more annoying than the Vatican".