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Chinese
Etymology
An oft-quoted line of Tang poem by Li She:
因過竹院逢僧話，
偷得浮生半日閒。
因过竹院逢僧话，
偷得浮生半日闲。 - From: circa 823, 李涉,《題鶴林寺僧舍》
- Yīn guò zhú yuàn féng sēng huà,
Tōu dé fúshēng bànrì xián. - By a bamboo temple I talk with a monk midway:
Half a day, in my floating life, is thus whiled away.
Pronunciation
Idiom
偷得浮生半日閒
- take some time out from a hectic work schedule