業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī

neglect work for play

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
業 yè
occupation; job; employment
荒 huāng HSK 6
to neglect; absurd; desolate
於 yú
at; in; to
嬉 xī
amusement