業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

業 yè profession, business, trade
荒 huāng
HSK 6
wasteland, desert; uncultivated
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
嬉 xī enjoy; play, amuse oneself