無閒

Chinese

		not have	idle; interstice; separate
trad. (無閒/無閑)		無	閒/閑
simp. (无闲)		无	闲

Pronunciation

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mò-hàn

(Hailu, HRS): mo han

(Meixian, Guangdong): mo² han²
Eastern Min (BUC): mò̤-èng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bo² e² / bo² inn²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bô-êng / bô-ûiⁿ / bô-âiⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): bho⁵ oin⁵ / bho⁵ ain⁵

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-hàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: mo^ˇ han^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mo² han²
  - Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ han¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: mo han
  - Sinological IPA: /mo⁵⁵ han⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mo² han²
  - Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ han¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: mò̤-èng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo⁵³⁻³³ ɛiŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bo² e² [Phonetic: bo⁵ e²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: beó-á̤ⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po¹³⁻¹¹ e¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bo² inn² [Phonetic: bo⁵ inn²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-êng
  - Tâi-lô: bô-îng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'eeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ iɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /bo²³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ eŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² iɪŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-ûiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bô-uînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'vuii
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /bo²⁴⁻²² uĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kinmen, Tong'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-âiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bô-âinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'vaai
  - IPA (Kinmen): /bo²⁴⁻¹² ãi²⁴/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ãi²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bho⁵ oin⁵ / bho⁵ ain⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bô ôiⁿ / bô âiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/, /bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

Note: bho5 ain5 - Jieyang.

Adjective

無閒

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) busy; having no free time

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 忙 (“busy”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		忙, 忙碌
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	忙
	Taiwan	忙
	Harbin	忙
	Singapore	忙
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	忙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	忙
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	忙
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	忙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	忙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	忙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔得閒, 忙
	Hong Kong	唔得閒, 忙
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	唔得閒
	Macau	唔得閒
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	唔得閒
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	忙, 唔得閒
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	唔得閒
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	唔得閒
	Foshan	唔得閒
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	唔得閒
	Foshan (Shunde)	唔得閒
	Foshan (Sanshui)	忙, 唔得閒
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	忙, 唔得閒
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	唔得閒
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	唔得閒
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	唔得閒
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	唔得閒
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	唔得閒
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	唔得閒
	Taishan	唔得閒
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唔得閒
	Enping (Niujiang)	唔得閒
	Heshan (Yayao)	忙, 唔得閒
	Dongguan	唔得閒
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	唔得閒
	Yangjiang	無得閒
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唔得閒, 忙
Gan	Nanchang	忙
Hakka	Meixian	忙, 無閒, 唔閒
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	唔得閒
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	唔得閒
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	唔得閒
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	唔得閒
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	唔閒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	無閒
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	無閒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	無閒
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	無閒
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	無閒
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	無閒
Huizhou	Jixi	忙
Jin	Taiyuan	忙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	無工, 忙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	無閒, 忙
Southern Min	Xiamen	無閒
	Quanzhou	無閒
	Zhangzhou	無閒
	Kaohsiung	無時閒
	Yilan	無閒
	Changhua (Lukang)	無閒
	Taichung	無閒
	Taichung (Wuqi)	無閒
	Tainan	無閒
	Taitung	無閒
	Hsinchu	無閒
	Penghu (Magong)	無閒
	Singapore (Hokkien)	無閒
	Manila (Hokkien)	無閒
	Chaozhou	唔閒
	Jieyang	唔閒
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	唔得閒
Wu	Shanghai	忙
	Suzhou	忙
	Danyang	忙
	Ningbo	忙
	Wenzhou	忙
Xiang	Changsha	忙
Xiang	Shuangfeng	忙

Dialectal synonyms of 沒空 (“to be busy; to be not free”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		沒空
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	沒空兒
	Taiwan	沒空
	Malaysia	不得空
	Singapore	沒有空, 沒空
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	沒空兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	莫空兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	沒得空
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	沒得空
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔得閒
	Hong Kong	唔得閒
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	唔得閒
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	唔得閒
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	唔得閒
	Taishan	唔得閒
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唔得閒
	Dongguan	唔得閒
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唔得閒
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唔得閒
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	唔得閒
Gan	Nanchang	冒有空
Hakka	Meixian	無閒, 唔閒, 唔得閒, 無人工
	Xingning	唔閒, 無人工
	Huidong (Daling)	無閒
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	唔得閒, 無人工
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	唔得閒, 無得閒
	Changting	無人工, 唔閒得
	Wuping	無人工, 唔得閒
	Wuping (Pingyu)	無閒
	Liancheng	無人工, 唔得閒
	Ninghua	無人工, 無閒
	Ruijin	無人工, 唔閒得
	Shicheng	無人工, 唔閒得
	Shangyou (Shexi)	無人工, 唔得閒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	無閒
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	無閒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	無閒
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	無閒
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	無閒
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	無閒
	Hong Kong	無閒, 唔得閒
	Sabah (Longchuan)	唔得閒
	Senai (Huiyang)	唔閒
Huizhou	Jixi	沒工夫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	無工
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	無閒
Southern Min	Xiamen	無閒
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	無閒
	Quanzhou	無閒
	Zhangzhou	無閒
	Taipei	無閒
	Kaohsiung	無閒
	Penang (Hokkien)	無閒
	Singapore (Hokkien)	無閒
	Manila (Hokkien)	無閒
	Chaozhou	唔閒
	Raoping	唔閒
	Shantou	無閒, 唔閒
	Jieyang	唔閒
	Haifeng	無閒
	Bangkok (Teochew)	唔閒
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	唔閒
	Singapore (Teochew)	無閒
	Wenchang	無閒
	Singapore (Hainanese)	無閒
Puxian Min	Putian	無閒, 無工
Puxian Min	Xianyou	無閒, 無工
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	冇得空

Antonyms

有閒／有闲 (ū-êng)

Derived terms

無閒治端 / 无闲治端

Verb

無閒

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to be busy with

References

“無閒”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “无闲”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 45.