业荒于嬉 yè huāng yú xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)

CHARACTERS

业 yè profession, business; GB radical 111
荒 huāng wasteland, desert; uncultivated
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
嬉 xī enjoy; play, amuse oneself