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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
失業 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
失業 ＝ 失 ＋ 業
ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ · shīyè
verb — to lose one's job; noun — unemployment

字源 FORM — what the parts do

失to lose (失去)shīa hand 手 with the last stroke swinging out — the thing getting away
業occupation, line of work (職業)yè
失業，失去的失，職業的業。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手裡（失）的那份活兒（業）滑走了。
The work (業) in hand slips loose (失) and is gone.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
職業zhíyèthe everyday 業, an occupation失去shīqùthe everyday 失