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

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

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)

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