tōu​xián

to snatch a moment of leisure

  • created reference approved 偷闲/偷閒 → 偷懒/偷懶 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷闲 / 偷閒 tōu​xián

    偷懒 / 偷懶 tōu​lǎn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 偷闲/偷閒 · tōu​xián · to snatch a moment of leisure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷闲 / 偷閒

    tōu​xián

    to snatch a moment of leisure

    To take a break from work or find time for rest when busy

    偷閑

    偷, 闲

    偷 (literal) → 偷 · tōu · to find time 闲 (literal) → 闲/閒 · xián · spare time

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 偷闲/偷閒 · tōu​xián · to be lazy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷闲 / 偷閒

    tōu​xián

    to be lazy

    To shirk one's duties or idle about when one should be working

    偷閑

    偷, 闲

    偷 (literal) → 偷 · tōu · to drift along 闲 (literal) → 闲/閒 · xián · idle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense