Read Edit View history 无功而返 wúgōng'érfǎn empty-handed Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents created sense approved 无功而返/無功而返 · wúgōng'érfǎn · empty-handed 2026/03/04 无功而返 / 無功而返 wúgōng'érfǎn empty-handed to return without any achievement; to come back empty-handed 他费尽心思去拉赞助，结果还是无功而返。 expression created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM