得閒死唔得閒病 (dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6) — lit. can free time to die, but cannot free time for sickness, meaning one who is so busy that one can afford death, but cannot afford falling sick in Cantonese

dakˉ¹haanˎ₄seiˊ²mˎ₄dakˉ¹haanˎ₄bengˍ₆
得闲死唔得闲病
Mandarin Pinyin: de2 jian1 si3 n2 de2 jian1 bing4

Meaning of 得閒死唔得閒病

nounlit. can free time to die, but cannot free time for sickness, meaning one who is so busy that one can afford death, but cannot afford falling sick

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