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

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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

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

游手好閒 / 游手好闲

This word has been viewed 1499 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 8th Mar 2008 19:56 and last edited on 27th Apr 2009 14:47

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Characters in this word:

游 jau4 - swim; wander; roam; surname
手 sau2 - hand
好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready
閒 haan4 - leisure; not busy; spare time

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

游手好閑 jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4 = have nothing to do or don't want to work, just wondering around

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