忙裡偷閒

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Chinese

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busy
inside; within; in
inside; within; in; lining of clothing
 
to snatch a break; to find time; to be lazy
to snatch a break; to find time; to be lazy; to goof off
 
trad. (忙裡偷閒/忙裡偷閑/忙裏偷閑/忙裏偷閑) / 偷閒/偷閑
simp. (忙里偷闲) 偷闲

(These forms in the hanzi box are uncreated: "忙裏偷閑", "忙裏偷閑".)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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忙裡偷閒

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