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勞而無功

简 劳而无功 · 繁 勞而無功
Mandarin · pinyin láo ér wú gōng

Meanings

  1. to work hard while accomplishing little
  2. to toil to no avail
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勞
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而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
無
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功
gōng · achievement, merit, good result
劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–2–2–1 · lao2 er2 wu2 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou4 ji4 mou4 gung1

Cantonese word readings for 勞而無功. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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