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擅離職守 (sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2) — AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term); be absent from one's post without permission; desert one's post in Cantonese

sinˍ₆擅leiˎ₄離zikˉ¹職sauˊ²守
简 擅离职守
Mandarin Pinyin: shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3

Meaning of 擅離職守

nounAWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term); be absent from one's post without permission; desert one's post

Characters in 擅離職守

擅sin6
be expert/versed in; be good at
離lei4
be without; be independent of
職zik1
duty; job; post; position
守sau2
remain; maintain; hold to

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