徒勞無功

See also: 徒劳无功

Chinese

		to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly	not have	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (徒勞無功)		徒勞	無	功
simp. (徒劳无功)		徒劳	无	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): túláowúgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: túláowúgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: túláowúgong
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu²-lao²-wu²-kung¹
    • Yale: tú-láu-wú-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twulauwugong
    • Palladius: тулао’угун (tulao’ugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹
    • Yale: tòuh lòuh mòuh gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

徒勞無功

1. to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly

Antonyms

• 不勞而獲／不劳而获 (bùláo'érhuò)

See also

• 竹籃打水／竹篮打水 (zhúlándǎshuǐ)
• 海底撈月／海底捞月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè)