骛外
wù​wài

to neglect one's duty

  • created reference approved 骛外/騖外 → 务外/務外 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骛外 / 騖外 wù​wài

    务外 / 務外 wù​wài

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 骛外/騖外 · wù​wài · to neglect one's duty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骛外 / 騖外

    wù​wài

    to neglect one's duty

    To neglect one's primary responsibilities or proper role in favor of outside distractions; to focus on matters outside one's own sphere.

    骛 (literal) → 骛/騖 · wù · to seek 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense