粵

忙mong4裏leoi5偷tau1閒haan4

simp忙里偷闲
mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4máng lǐ tōu xián

English

  1. steal a little leisure from the rush of business
  2. to take a breather in the midst of pressing affairs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 就算好忙好多嘢做,都會抽少少時間放鬆下

Examples

  • 嘆番個下午茶係忙裏偷閒嘅好選擇。

    Having a afternoon tea break is a good choice when you want to take a breather during a busy period.

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

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