不务正业
不务正业
bù wù zhèng yè
not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties
verb
Traditional: 不務正業
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Definitions
- (verb) not to engage in honest work
- to ignore one's proper occupation
- not to attend to one's proper duties
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Related Words
端方(duān fāng)— upright
→业(Yè)— surname Ye
→七事(qī shì)— the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely: offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲|朝觐, administering jointly 會同|会同, receiving guests 賓客|宾客, running army 軍旅|军旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒|丧荒
→公假(gōng jià)— official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business)
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