吃力不讨好
chī​lì​bù​tǎo​hǎo

thankless task

  • created sense approved 吃力不讨好/吃力不討好 · chī​lì​bù​tǎo​hǎo · thankless task — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃力不讨好 / 吃力不討好

    chī​lì​bù​tǎo​hǎo

    thankless task

    To put in a lot of hard work only to get no appreciation or even face criticism; strenuous and unrewarding.

    吃力 (literal) → 吃力 · chī​lì · strenuous 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 讨好 (literal) → 讨好/討好 · tǎo​hǎo · to be rewarded with good results

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    created sense