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  mong4   jyutping
  mang2   pinyin
[1] [adj] busy; fully occupied; pressed with work [2] [v] make haste; hasten; hurry


Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

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

This word has been viewed 14211 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  taai3 mong4  tai4 mang2 = too busy
detail  sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6  shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4 = thrown into confusion
detail  bong1 mong4  bang1 mang2 = to help
detail  gap1 mong4  ji2 mang2 = hasty; hastily
detail  cung1 mong4  cong1 mang2 = hasty; hurried; rushed
detail  faan4 mong4   = bustling; busy
detail  gon2 mong4  gan3 mang2 = to hurry
detail  lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4   = last minute, unprepared, in a great rush
detail  bat1 mong4  bu4 mang2 = there's no hurry; take one's time
detail  bat1 fong1 bat1 mong4  bu4 huang1 bu4 mang2 = leisurely
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 5 examples containing 忙
detail audio 每年呢個時候總係忙碌
It is always so busy this time of the year.
detail 每年這個時候
It is always so busy this time of the year.
detail 唔係幾
I'm not too busy.
[唔係太忙/唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]
detail 近排時間照顧仔女
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]
detail audio 如果嘅話唔可以呢個入去
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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