投閒置散

投閒置散

Chinese

		to throw; to send	idle; interstice; separate	to install; to place; to put	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (投閒置散/投閑置散)		投	閒/閑	置	散
simp. (投闲置散)		投	闲	置	散

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóuxiánzhìsǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ ㄙㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ haan⁴ zi³ saan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tóuxiánzhìsǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourshyanjyhsaan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóusiánjhìhsǎn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕjɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau⁴ haan⁴ zi³ saan²
    • Yale: tàuh hàahn ji sáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ haan⁴ dzi³ saan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ han⁴ ji³ san²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ häːn²¹ t͡siː³³ säːn³⁵/

Idiom

投閒置散

1. to assign to an unimportant position