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毫無效果

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Mandarin · pinyin háo wú xiào guǒ

to no avail
achieving nothing
totally ineffective
to have no effect
to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)

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毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
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效: xiào · result, effect; effectiveness
果: guǒ · fruit; result
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–2–4–3 · hao2 wu2 xiao4 guo3

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hou4 mou4 haau6 gwo2

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