無功而返

無功而返

See also: 无功而返

Chinese

			and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to return (to)
trad. (無功而返)		無功	而	返
simp. (无功而返)		无功	而	返

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúgōng'érfǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wúgōng'érfǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wugongerlfaan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúgong'érfǎn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²
    • Yale: mòuh gūng yìh fáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ fan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ fäːn³⁵/

Idiom

無功而返

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