空兒

See also: 空儿

Chinese

		emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (空兒)		空	兒
simp. (空儿)		空	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kòngr

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˋㄦ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кур (kur, II)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kòngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kòngr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: kùngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: konql
    • Palladius: кунр (kunr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊ̃ɻ⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кур (kur, II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰou⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Noun

空兒

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 空 (kòng, “empty space”).

   這空兒不夠，放不下洗衣機。 [MSC, trad.]
   这空儿不够，放不下洗衣机。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèi kòngr bùgòu, fàng bùxià xǐyījī. [Pinyin]

   This space is not enough to put a washing machine in.

2. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 空 (kòng, “spare time; free time”).

   我週六沒空兒，改天吧。 [MSC, trad.]
   我周六没空儿，改天吧。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhōuliù méi kòngr, gǎitiān ba. [Pinyin]

   I don't have time on Saturday; let's find another day.

   我忙了大半天了，活兒就不停地來；可逮著了個空兒歇會兒！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   我忙了大半天了，活儿就不停地来；可逮着了个空儿歇会儿！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Wǒ máng le dàbàntiān le, huór jiù bùtíng de lái; kě děi zháo le ge kòngr xiē huǐr! [Pinyin]

   I was busy all day, and the work just keeps coming; I finally could get hold of some time to rest a little!

Synonyms

• (spare time):

• 時間／时间 (shíjiān)
• 暇隙 (xiáxì)
• 業餘／业余 (yèyú)
• 空 (kòng)
• 空暇 (kòngxiá)
• 空閒／空闲 (kòngxián)
• 美國時間／美国时间 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 閒工／闲工 (Hokkien)
• 閒工夫／闲工夫 (xiángōngfu)
• 閒手腳／闲手脚 (Hakka)
• 閒暇／闲暇 (xiánxiá)
• 閒神／闲神 (Hakka)
• 閒空／闲空 (xiánkòng)
• 餘暇／余暇 (yúxiá)
• 餘閒／余闲 (yúxián)

 

Derived terms

• 沒空兒／没空儿 (méikòngr)