bù wù zhèng yèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3a1e076076ea8142. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不務正業 不务正业 [bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4] /not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to one's proper duties/

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Other forms in these source records: 不務正業

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