yǒu​yì​zāi​huā​huā​bù​fā

effort without reward

  1. 有意 yǒu​yì verb + noun
    to intend
    to have a mind to do something; to be interested in doing something
  2. to grow flowers
    to plant or grow flowers
  3. flower
    flower; blossom; something resembling a flower, such as xuě or 浪花 làng​huā
  4. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  5. to develop
    To develop; to expand; to rise (of bread or food) or grow (of buds or plants).