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唔得閒 (m4 dak1 haan4 | m2 de2 xian2) : busy; not free - CantoDict
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?得閒
  m 4 dak 1 haan 4   jyutping
  m 2 de 2 xian 2   pinyin
not free; busy | Synon.: | Mand. only: 不得 空閒 (or simply, 沒有 )


Level: 2   Google Frequency: 18,200

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
?得閒

This word has been viewed 6972 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 22nd Jul 2004 11:46 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

?   m 4  -  not; no
  dak 1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
  haan 4  -  leisure; not busy; spare time

Showing 1 example containing ?得閒
detail ?得閒 麻煩? ? 斟水
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]
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