無功而返

mou4 gung1 ji4 faan2

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

Written Forms

無功而返Traditional · Main Form
无功而返Alternate Form

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