不事生產

简 不事生产 · 繁 不事生產
Mandarin · pinyin bù shì shēng chǎn

Meanings

  1. not to do anything productive
  2. to idle away one's time
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
產
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产
chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce
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4–4–1–3 · bu4 shi4 sheng1 chan3

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bat1 si6 sang1 caan2

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bat1 si6 sang1 caan2

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