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賦閒

简赋闲 · 繁賦閒

Mandarin · pinyin fù xián

to stay idle at home
to have resigned from office
to be unemployed
to have been fired
to be on a sabbatical

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赋: fù · tax; give; endow; army; diffuse
闲: xián · fence, guard; defend; idle time

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4–2 · fu4 xian2

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verb

to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical

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