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 ㄍㄨㄥㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúgōng'érfǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄦˊ 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

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

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