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游手好閒
jau4 sau2 hou3 haan4
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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. |
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This word has been viewed 2117 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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