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百事無成

简百事无成 · 繁百事無成

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi shì wú chéng

to have accomplished nothing (idiom)

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–4–2–2 · bai3 shi4 wu2 cheng2

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