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

adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
忙裏偷閒 / 忙里偷闲

This word has been viewed 1390 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 6th Oct 2010 04:37
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Characters in this word:

 mong4  -  busy; fully occupied; make haste
 leoi5 lei5  -  inside; inner; in; at; during
 tau1  -  steal, burgle; sneak
 haan4  -  leisure; not busy; spare time
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