偷得浮生半日閒

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See also: 偷得浮生半日闲

Chinese

to steal; to pilfer
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
 fleeting life; ephemeral human life; to grow floating on water
half a day; a long time; quite a while
half a day; a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
 
 idle; interstice; separate
trad. (偷得浮生半日閒) 偷 得 浮生 半日 閒
simp. (偷得浮生半日闲) 偷 得 浮生 半日 闲

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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
因过竹院逢僧话，
偷得浮生半日闲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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

  1. take some time out from a hectic work schedule
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