捱時間 (ngaai4 si4 gaan3 | ai2 shi2 jian1) : dawdle; stall

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捱時間

ngaai4 si4 gaan3

ai2 shi2 jian1

dawdle; stall; procrastinate

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

捱時間 / 挨时间

This word has been viewed 1536 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 18th Nov 2013 00:31

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捱 ngaai4 - endure; drag out; delay
時 si4 - time
間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space

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