不务正业

Traditional: 不務正業

bù wù zhèng yè

Dictionary entry

not to engage in honest work

What does 不务正业 mean?

不务正业 (bù wù zhèng yè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1not to engage in honest work

2to ignore one's proper occupation

3not to attend to one's proper duties

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-务wùaffair · business 正zhēngfirst month of the lunar year 业Yèsurname Ye

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不务正业

bù wù zhèng yè

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