vô công rỗi nghề
Definition
- Idiomatic Phrase:
- Idle and out of practice: Describes a state of being unoccupied, without work, and consequently losing one's professional skills or sharpness due to prolonged inactivity in one's trade or profession.
- Unemployed and deskilled: Refers to a person who is jobless and whose vocational abilities have deteriorated from lack of use.
Usage Examples
- Idiomatic Phrase:
- Mấy tháng không có việc, tôi sợ mình thành ra vô công rỗi nghề. (Being jobless for months, I'm afraid I'm becoming idle and out of practice.)
- Anh ấy ngồi nhà vô công rỗi nghề, kỹ năng cũ mai một dần. (He sits at home idle and out of practice, his old skills are gradually fading.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a tone of self-criticism or concern about professional regression, not merely temporary leisure. It implies a negative consequence of unemployment.
Synonyms
- Idle: lacking work or activity.
- Out of practice: having lost skill due to lack of recent experience.
- Rusty: impaired in skill or knowledge from lack of use.
Related Idioms
- Ăn không ngồi rồi: to sit idle and eat (to be idle and unproductive).
- Không được giao việc, anh ta cảm thấy mình như kẻ ăn không ngồi rồi. (Not being assigned any tasks, he felt like an idle person.)