闲居无聊 — “Idle and bored”
闲居无聊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Idle and bored”. Having nothing to do and feeling lonely or restless. Literally, “Live idly and bored; idle and bored”.
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闲居无聊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
闲居无聊 Character Breakdown
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退休后，他常常感到闲居无聊，于是开始学习画画来打发时间。
After retirement, he often felt idle and bored, so he started learning to paint to pass the time.
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- xián闲shì是xián闲fēi非idle gossip
- xián闲cáo曹lěng冷jú局an unimportant leisurely official post
- xián闲zá杂rén人děng等unauthorized or unrelated persons
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Open the tool →Questions about 闲居无聊
What does 闲居无聊 mean?
闲居无聊 (xián jū wú liáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Idle and bored”.
How do you pronounce 闲居无聊?
闲居无聊 is pronounced xián jū wú liáo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 闲居无聊 literally mean?
Literally, 闲居无聊 means “Live idly and bored; idle and bored”. It is used to mean “Idle and bored”.
What is the Chinese definition of 闲居无聊?
闲居：独居。单独生活，无所事事。形容寂寞孤单