不務正業

不
不
务
務
正
正
业
業
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties

Characters and words in 不務正業

不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
务
務
wù = w + Ø4
affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means
务 = 力 + 夂 : Willy Walrus practices a performance in the space station's bathroom. To honor the CCP, he dances wearing high heels. The grande finale is a banner that is unrolled upon hitting a power button, which reads "为人民服务".
正
zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1
first month of the lunar year
正
zhèng = zh + (e)ng4
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.
正
正
业
業
one's regular job
业
業
yè = y + e4
surname Ye
业
業
yè = y + e4
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
I can't help but see a bullfrog in 业. Maud Younger finds that the climate in the elevator's bathroom are perfect for her new business: growing bullfrogs.

Words with 不務正業

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Sentences with 不務正業

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