偷得浮生半日闲

偷得浮生半日閒
tōudéfúshēngbànrìxián

take some time out from a hectic work schedule

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 偷 tōu
  1. to steal
  2. to pilfer
  3. to snatch
  4. thief
  5. stealthily
=2 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=2 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=2 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=2 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
3 浮生 fúshēng
  1. (of duckweed, etc.) to grow floating on water
  2. fleeting life; ephemeral human life
  3. to grow floating on water
4 半日 bànrì
  1. (figurative, hyperbolic) a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
  2. a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
  3. half a day
=5 闲 xián
  1. enclosure
  2. (variant of 闲 xián) idle
  3. unoccupied
  4. leisure
=5 闲 xián
  1. idle
  2. unoccupied
  3. leisure