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不事生產

简不事生产 · 繁不事生產

Mandarin · pinyin bù shì shēng chǎn

not to do anything productive
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
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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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