"忙裡偷閒" meaning in Chinese

See 忙裡偷閒 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: mánglǐtōuxián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mánglǐtōuxián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mánglǐtousián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mang²-li³-tʻou¹-hsien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], máng-lǐ-tōu-syán [Mandarin, Yale], mangliitoushyan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], манлитоусянь [Mandarin, Palladius], manlitousjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 忙裡偷閑, 忙裏偷閑, 忙裏偷閑, 忙里偷闲
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 忙裡偷閒
  1. to steal a little leisure from a busy life; to take a short break Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "忙裡偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "忙裏偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "忙裏偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "忙里偷闲",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "忙裡偷閒",
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    }
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to steal a little leisure from a busy life; to take a short break"
      ],
      "id": "en-忙裡偷閒-zh-phrase-e~M0LTMI",
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "leisure",
          "leisure"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtōuxián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtōuxián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtousián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mang²-li³-tʻou¹-hsien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máng-lǐ-tōu-syán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mangliitoushyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "манлитоусянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "manlitousjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "忙裡偷閒"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "忙裡偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "忙裏偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "忙裏偷閑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "忙里偷闲",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "忙裡偷閒",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 偷",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 忙",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 裡",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 閒",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to steal a little leisure from a busy life; to take a short break"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "leisure",
          "leisure"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtōuxián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtōuxián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mánglǐtousián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mang²-li³-tʻou¹-hsien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máng-lǐ-tōu-syán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mangliitoushyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "манлитоусянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "manlitousjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "忙裡偷閒"
}

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