徒劳无功
tú​láo​wú​gōng

to work to no avail

  • created sense approved 徒劳无功/徒勞無功 · tú​láo​wú​gōng · to work to no avail — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徒劳无功 / 徒勞無功

    tú​láo​wú​gōng

    to work to no avail

    To work in vain; to waste one's effort without achieving any results.

    徒劳 (literal) → 徒劳/徒勞 · tú​láo · futile effort 无功 (literal) → 无功/無功 · wú​gōng · to have no merit

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    created sense