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游手好閑

jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4

have nothing to do or don't want to work, just wondering around

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

游手好閑

This word was added by bybell on 8th Mar 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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游 jau4 you2 - travel, roam, wander
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
好 hou2 hou3 hao3 {hao4} - good, fine; very much
閑 haan4 xian2 - [1] [n] fence; barrier; bar [2] [v] defend [3]

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