| 忙里偷闲 |
máng lǐ tōu xián |
(idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule |
| 忙 |
máng |
busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush |
| 里 |
lǐ |
variant of 里 |
| 里 |
lǐ |
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 里 |
| 里 |
Lǐ |
surname Li |
| 里 |
lǐ |
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 and neighborhood 邻 levels |
| 偷 |
tōu |
to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily |
| 偷闲 |
tōu xián |
to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work / also written 偷闲 |
| 偷闲 |
tōu xián |
to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work |
| 闲 |
xián |
enclosure / (variant of 闲) idle / unoccupied / leisure |
| 闲 |
xián |
idle / unoccupied / leisure |