业荒于嬉
业荒于嬉
yè huāng yú xī
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 業荒於嬉
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- (verb, idiom) to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
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Related Words
求之不得(qiú zhī bù dé)— lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
→一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→事半功倍(shì bàn gōng bèi)— half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
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