to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
停职
tíng zhí
to suspend (sb) from duties
闲杂
xián zá
(employee) having no fixed duties
飞虎队
fēi hǔ duì
Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
奉公守法
fèng gōng shǒu fǎ
to carry out official duties and observe the law
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
兼课
jiān kè
to teach classes in addition to other duties / to hold several teaching jobs
塞责
sè zé
to carry out one's duties perfunctorily / to fulfill one's responsibility
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
戴盆望天
dài pén wàng tiān
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
七事
qī shì
(archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign
支差
zhī chāi
to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
满孝
mǎn xiào
at the end of the mourning period / to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning
满服
mǎn fú
at the end of the mourning period / to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning
shuì