忙里偷閒

See also: 忙里偷闲 and 忙里偷閑

Chinese

		busy	li, a Chinese unit of length	to snatch a break; to find time; to be lazy to snatch a break; to find time; to be lazy; to goof off
trad. (忙里偷閒)		忙	里	偷閒
simp. (忙里偷闲)		忙	里	偷闲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mánglǐtōuxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mánglǐtōuxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mánglǐtousián
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-li³-tʻou¹-hsien²
    • Yale: máng-lǐ-tōu-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangliitoushyan
    • Palladius: манлитоусянь (manlitousjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Idiom

忙里偷閒

1. to steal a little leisure from a busy life; to take a short break