不务正业

Traditional不務正業

  1. not to engage in honest work
  2. to ignore one's proper occupation
  3. not to attend to one's proper duties

“not attend to one's proper business (or duties); not-attend to one's own main profession”

务:从事。指丢下本职工作不做,去搞其他的事情。

Example 在那时候他们是被骂为~的青年,但没人知道当时的社会已无青年们可务的正业。(郭沫若《少年时代·我的童年》)