繁忙

Chinese

		complicated; many; in great numbers	busy
trad. (繁忙)		繁	忙
simp. ^#(繁忙)		繁	忙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fánmáng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ mong⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hoân-bâng / hoân-bông

(Teochew, Peng'im): huang⁵ mang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fánmáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fánmáng
  - Wade–Giles: fan²-mang²
  - Yale: fán-máng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnmang
  - Palladius: фаньман (fanʹman)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁴ mong⁴
  - Yale: fàahn mòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ mong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴ mong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-bâng
  - Tâi-lô: huân-bâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoanbaang
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan¹³⁻²² baŋ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /huan²⁴⁻²² baŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-bông
  - Tâi-lô: huân-bông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoanboong
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /huan²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huang⁵ mang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâng mâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ maŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

繁忙

busy; bustling
交通繁忙 ― jiāotōng fánmáng ― heavy traffic

對不起，現在線路繁忙，請稍後再撥。 [MSC, trad.]
对不起，现在线路繁忙，请稍后再拨。 [MSC, simp.]
Duìbùqǐ, xiànzài xiànlù fánmáng, qǐng shāohòu zài bō. [Pinyin]
Sorry, our lines are busy at the moment. Please call again later.
- 我在蒙自住過五個月，我的家也在那裡住過兩個月。我現在常常想起這個地方，特別是在人事繁忙的時候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, trad.]
  我在蒙自住过五个月，我的家也在那里住过两个月。我现在常常想起这个地方，特别是在人事繁忙的时候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《蒙自雜記》
  Wǒ zài Méngzì zhù guò wǔ ge yuè, wǒ de jiā yě zài nàlǐ zhù guò liǎng ge yuè. Wǒ xiànzài chángcháng xiǎngqǐ zhè ge dìfang, tèbié shì zài rénshì fánmáng de shíhou. Méngzì xiǎo de hǎo, rén shǎo de hǎo. [Pinyin]
  I lived in Mengzi for five months, and my family two months. I often think of the place now, especially when my social life is busy. Mengzi is good because it's small and sparsely populated.

Synonyms

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冗忙 (rǒngmáng) (literary)
刺促 (literary)
忙 (máng)
忙忙 (mángmáng) (literary)
忙碌 (mánglù)
煩忙 / 烦忙 (fánmáng) (literary)

Antonyms

空閒／空闲 (kòngxián)
悠閒／悠闲 (yōuxián)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
繁	忙
はん Grade: S	ぼう Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spellings
繁忙 (kyūjitai) 煩忙

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はんぼー [hàńbóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [hã̠mbo̞ː]

Adjective

繁(はん)忙(ぼう) • (hanbō) ^{←はんばう (fanbau)^?}-na (adnominal 繁(はん)忙(ぼう)な (hanbō na), adverbial 繁(はん)忙(ぼう)に (hanbō ni))

very busy
Synonym: 多忙 (tabō)

Inflection

Inflection of 繁忙
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	繁忙だろ	はんぼうだろ	hanbō daro
Continuative (連用形)	繁忙で	はんぼうで	hanbō de
Terminal (終止形)	繁忙だ	はんぼうだ	hanbō da
Attributive (連体形)	繁忙な	はんぼうな	hanbō na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	繁忙なら	はんぼうなら	hanbō nara
Imperative (命令形)	繁忙であれ	はんぼうであれ	hanbō de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	繁忙ではない繁忙じゃない	はんぼうではないはんぼうじゃない	hanbō de wa nai hanbō ja nai
Informal past	繁忙だった	はんぼうだった	hanbō datta
Informal negative past	繁忙ではなかった繁忙じゃなかった	はんぼうではなかったはんぼうじゃなかった	hanbō de wa nakatta hanbō ja nakatta
Formal	繁忙です	はんぼうです	hanbō desu
Formal negative	繁忙ではありません繁忙じゃありません	はんぼうではありませんはんぼうじゃありません	hanbō de wa arimasen hanbō ja arimasen
Formal past	繁忙でした	はんぼうでした	hanbō deshita
Formal negative past	繁忙ではありませんでした繁忙じゃありませんでした	はんぼうではありませんでしたはんぼうじゃありませんでした	hanbō de wa arimasen deshita hanbō ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	繁忙で	はんぼうで	hanbō de
Conditional	繁忙なら（ば）	はんぼうなら（ば）	hanbō nara (ba)
Provisional	繁忙だったら	はんぼうだったら	hanbō dattara
Volitional	繁忙だろう	はんぼうだろう	hanbō darō
Adverbial	繁忙に	はんぼうに	hanbō ni
Degree	繁忙さ	はんぼうさ	hanbōsa

Noun

繁(はん)忙(ぼう) • (hanbō) ^{←はんばう (fanbau)^?}

the state or quality of being very busy

Derived terms

繁(はん)忙(ぼう)感(かん) (hanbōkan) sense of being busy; sense of tightness
繁(はん)忙(ぼう)期(き) (hanbōki) busy period, on-season

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“繁忙”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
繁	忙

Noun

繁忙 • (beonmang) (hangeul 번망)

hanja form^? of 번망

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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