唔得閒 (m4 dak1 haan4) — not free; busy | Synon.: 忙 | Mand. only… in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閒

简唔得闲

Mandarin Pinyin: m2 de2 xian2

Meaning of 唔得閒

nounnot free; busy | Synon.: 忙 | Mand. only: 不得空閒 (or simply, 沒有空)

nounto not have the time; busy; not free

ngoˏ₅我zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4,閒，maaˎ₄麻faanˎ₄煩neiˏ₅你bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我zamˉ¹斟seoi2!水！

My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?

jiˉ¹依gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4,閒，ciˎ₄遲diˉ¹啲zoi˗₃再syun3.算。

I'm busy now, let's deal with it later.

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haanˎ₄閒。

I'm not free.

gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4.閒。

I'm not free today.

gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4.閒。

I'm not free today.

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