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窩工

简窝工 · 繁窩工

Mandarin · pinyin wō gōng

(of workers) to have no work to do
to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)

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工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place

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1–1 · wo1 gong1

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wo1 gung1

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