勞而無功

lou4 ji4 mou4 gung1

to work hard while accomplishing little · to toil to no avail

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to work hard while accomplishing little
  2. to toil to no avail

Written Forms

勞而無功Traditional · Main Form
劳而无功Alternate Form

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