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閒來無事

简 闲来无事 · 繁 閒來無事
Mandarin · pinyin xián lái wú shì

Meanings

  1. at leisure
  2. idle
  3. to have nothing to do
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Characters in this entry

閒
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來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
無
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事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
闲
xián · fence, guard; defend; idle time
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–2–2–4 · xian2 lai2 wu2 shi4

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haan4 loi4 mou4 si6

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verb

  1. to have leisure time with nothing to do

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