[--]

Jyutping taai3 mong4
Pinyin tài máng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. too busy [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们两位现在太忙了,不想跟你谈。
    他們兩位現在太忙了,不想跟你談。
    tā men liǎng wèi xiàn zài tài máng le , bù xiǎng gēn nǐ tán 。
    • The two of them are two busy now; they can't talk to you.
  2. Mandarin
    我是因为太忙,所以才没有回信给你的。
    我是因為太忙,所以才沒有回信給你的。
    wǒ shì yīn wèi tài máng , suǒ yǐ cái méi yǒu huí xìn gěi nǐ de 。
    • I didn't answer your letter, because I was busy.
  3. Mandarin
    我没回你的信,因为我太忙了。
    我沒回你的信,因為我太忙了。
    wǒ méi huí nǐ de xìn , yīn wèi wǒ tài máng le 。
    • I did not reply to your letter as I was too busy.
    • I didn't answer your letter because I was too busy.
  4. Mandarin
    我本打算跟她一起去,可是我太忙了。
    我本打算跟她一起去,可是我太忙了。
    wǒ běn dǎ suàn gēn tā yī qǐ qù , kě shì wǒ tài máng le 。
    • I intended to go with her, but I was too busy.
  5. Mandarin
    我太忙了不能去。
    我太忙了不能去。
    wǒ tài máng le bù néng qù 。
    • I am too busy to go.
    • I'm too busy to go.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    之前返工太忙,我都好耐冇见过啲亲朋戚友喇。
    之前返工太忙,我都好耐冇見過啲親朋戚友喇。
    zi1 cin4 faan1 gung1 taai3 mong4, ngo5 dou1 hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3 gwo3 di1 can1 pang4 cik1 jau5 laa3.
    • I was too busy at work. It's been quite a while since I last met my relatives and friends.
  2. Cantonese
    我工作太忙,想去旅行抖下气都冇时间。
    我工作太忙,想去旅行抖下氣都冇時間。
    ngo5 gung1 zok3 taai3 mong4, soeng2 heoi3 leoi5 hang4 tau2 haa5 hei3 dou1 mou5 si4 gaan3
    • I've been so busy with work; no time to even take a break and go somewhere.
  3. Cantonese
    阿明同阿玲太忙,自然而然就感情淡咗。
    阿明同阿玲太忙,自然而然就感情淡咗。
    aa3 ming4 tung4 aa3 ling4 taai3 mong4, zi6 jin4 ji4 jin4 zau6 gam2 cing4 taam5 zo2.
    • Ah-ming and Ah-ling are both too busy so they feelings towards each other have naturally faded out.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “我一直都在长草这部美剧啊,可惜太忙了没时间看。”
    “我一直都在長草這部美劇啊,可惜太忙了沒時間看。”
    “ wǒ yī zhí dōu zài cháng cǎo zhè bù měi jù a , kě xī tài máng le méi shí jiān kàn . ”
    • "I've always wanted to watch this American TV show, but I've just been too busy to watch it."