得閒死唔得閒病 [－闲－－－闲－]

Jyutping dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6
Pinyin dé xián sǐ wú dé xián bìng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    非常​忙
    to be extremely busy; literally: to have time to die but no time to be ill
    • 我三日內要交五份論文，真係得閒死唔得閒病。
      我三日内要交五份论文，真系得闲死唔得闲病。
      ngo5 saam1 jat6 noi6 jiu3 gaau1 ng5 fan6 leon6 man2, zan1 hai6 dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6.
      I have to hand in five essays within three days. I'm extremely busy.

得閒死唔得閒病 [－闲－－－闲－]

Jyutping dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6
Pinyin dé jiān sǐ n2 dé jiān bìng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. 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
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    得閒死唔得閒病。
    得閒死唔得閒病。
    dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6 。
    • I don't have time to be sick.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我三日内要交五份论文，真系得闲死唔得闲病。
    我三日內要交五份論文，真係得閒死唔得閒病。
    ngo5 saam1 jat6 noi6 jiu3 gaau1 ng5 fan6 leon6 man2, zan1 hai6 dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6.
    • I have to hand in five essays within three days. I'm extremely busy.