忙裡偷閒
máng​lǐ​tōu​xián

to snatch a moment of leisure

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

    忙里偷闲 / 忙裡偷閒

    máng​lǐ​tōu​xián

    to snatch a moment of leisure

    To find a little bit of free time in the middle of being very busy

    máng​li​tōu​xián

    忙 (literal) → 忙 · máng · busy 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 偷闲 (literal) → 偷闲/偷閒 · tōu​xián · to snatch a moment of leisure

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    created sense