得閒死唔得閒病

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Chinese

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to have the time; to be available; to have extra free time
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
unavailable; busy; not free
ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 
trad. (得閒死唔得閒病/得閑死唔得閑病) 得閒/得閑 唔得閒/唔得閑
simp. (得闲死唔得闲病) 得闲 唔得闲
Literally: “to have time for death but have not time for illness”.

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Idiom

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得閒死唔得閒病

  1. (Cantonese) to be extremely busy