閒 (haan4 | xian2) : leisure; not busy; spare time

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閒

haan4

xian2

[1] [adj] leisurely; not busy; idle
[2] [n] leisure; spare/free time
[3] [adj] unimportant; irrelevant
[4] [adj] not in use; empty; vacant
[5] [Malaysia, Singapore] bored (note 2)

(1) 闲 is the simplified form for both 閒 and 閑.
(2) borrowed from Hokkien and pronounced sian6

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

閒 / 闲

Don't confuse with:
間問聞

This word has been viewed 11123 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2011 14:45

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唔得閒 m4 dak1 haan4 m2 de2 xian2 = busy; not free 粵

得閒 dak1 haan4 de2 xian2 = available; to have free time

閒話 haan4 waa6*2 xian2 hua4 = gossip; frivolous talk

閒時 haan4 si4*2 = free time, leisure time, idle time

安閒 on1 haan4 an1 xian2 = peaceful and carefree; leisurely

閒日 haan4 jat6 = weekdays 粵

閒蕩 haan4 dong6 xian2 dang4 = to stroll

閒事 haan4 si6 xian2 shi4 = other people's business; unimportant, trivial matter

閒談 haan4 taam4 xian2 tan2 = chat

閒話家常 haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 xian2 hua4 jia1 chang2 = chat; chit-chat; small talk

清閒 cing1 haan4 qing1 xian2 = not busy, idle, leisurely

得閒冇屎屙 dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1 = to have spare time (lit., "idle and no need to take a crap") 粵

忙裏偷閒 mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 mang2 li3 tou1 xian2 = find some free time in one's busyness

傾閒偈 king1 haan4 gai6*2 = to have an idle chat 粵

游手好閒 jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4 you2 shou3 hao4 xian2 = idle; have nothing to do or don't want to work, just wandering around

幾咁閒 gei2 gam3 haan4 = no big deal; how tranquil; how leisurely; 粵

閒暇 haan4 haa6 xian2 xia2 = leisure ; unoccupied

閒置 haan4 zi3 xian2 zhi4 = to leave unused, to lay aside

悠閒 jau4 haan4 you1 xian2 = carefree and leisurely

閒過立秋 haan4 gwo3 laap6 cau1 xian2 guo4 li4 qiu1 = to have a lot of spare time on one's hands; have nothing to do 粵

投閒置散 tau4 haan4 zi3 saan2 tou2 xian2 zhi4 san3 = to be placed in a unimportant position; be put in charge of an insignificant job

懶懶閒 laan5 laan5 haan4 lan3 lan3 xian2 = lazy with too much time one's hands 粵

消閒 siu1 haan4 xiao1 xian2 = 1. kill free time; spend free time 2. leisurely and carefree

空閒 hung1 haan4 kong4 xian2 = leisure time; free time

閒閒地 haan4 haan4*2 dei6*2 xian2 xian2 di4 = at least; to say the least 粵

運動休閒車 wan6 dung6 jau1 haan4 ce1 yun4 dong4 xiu1 xian2 che1 = SUV

閒家 haan4 gaa1 xian2 jia1 = (mahjong) non-banker/non-dealer

閒人 haan4 jan4 xian2 ren2 = a person having nothing to do

閒人免進 haan4 jan4 min5 zeon3 xian2 ren2 mian3 jin4 = no admittance except on business

賦閒 fu3 haan4 fu4 xian2 = out of job

Showing all 2 examples containing 閒

希望大家過個輕鬆悠閒的聖誕節國
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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