無時無刻

See also: 无时无刻

Chinese

not have time not have moment
trad. (無時無刻)
simp. (无时无刻)

Pronunciation


Idiom

無時無刻

  1. (prescribed) at no time; never
    無時無刻電腦 [MSC, trad.]
    无时无刻电脑 [MSC, simp.]
    wúshíwúkè bù zuò zài diànnǎo páng. [Pinyin]
    He is always sitting by the computer.
  2. (proscribed or Cantonese) at all times; anytime
    無時無刻打電動 [MSC, trad.]
    无时无刻打电动 [MSC, simp.]
    wúshíwúkè dōu zài dǎdiàndòng. [Pinyin]
    He is always playing video games.
    無時無刻喺度打機 [Cantonese, trad.]
    无时无刻喺度打机 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 mou4 si4 mou4 hak1 dou1 hai6 hai2 dou6 daa2 gei1. [Jyutping]
    He is always playing video games.

Usage notes

  • For the first sense, usually used with negative particles (e.g. ) to form double negative sentences, with the meaning of “all the time, incessantly”.
  • For the second sense, usually used with to mean “all the time, incessantly”.
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