粵

撥but6冗jung2

simp拨冗
but6 jung2bō rǒng

English

  1. to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs
  2. to spare time for something (a refined and polite expression)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 抽時間;百忙偷閒(有禮貌嘅文雅講法)

Examples

  • 多謝你撥冗接受呢個電話調查。

    Thanks for your time and your participation in this telephone interview.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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