"一事無成" meaning in Chinese

See 一事無成 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Sinological-IPA, Sixian, Southern], /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/, /it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/, /(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/, /t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yīshìwúchéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ si⁶ mou⁴ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], zêg⁸ se⁷ bho⁵ sêng⁵, yīshìwúchéng [Phonetic:yíshìwúchéng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yishìhwúchéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-shih⁴-wu²-chʻêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-shr̀-wú-chéng [Mandarin, Yale], ishyhwucherng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ишиучэн [Mandarin, Palladius], išiučɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt sih mòuh sìhng [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ si⁶ mou⁴ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ xi⁶ mou⁴ xing⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n [Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], id^ˋ sii^ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], vuˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], siin^ˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Northern, Sixian], yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n [Hakka, Meinong, Phak-fa-su, Sixian, Southern], r [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], id^ˋ sii^ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], vuˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], siin^ˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Sixian, Southern], zêg⁸ se⁷ bho⁵ sêng⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], tse̍k sṳ̄ bô sêng [POJ, Teochew] Forms: 一事无成
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一事無成
  1. to be unable to achieve anything; to be a total failure Tags: idiomatic
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        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "yishìhwúchéng"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-shih⁴-wu²-chʻêng²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yī-shr̀-wú-chéng"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ishyhwucherng"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ишиучэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "išiučɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt sih mòuh sìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ si⁶ mou⁴ sing⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ xi⁶ mou⁴ xing⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n"
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "id^ˋ sii^"
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vuˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siin^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêg⁸ se⁷ bho⁵ sêng⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tse̍k sṳ̄ bô sêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíshìwúchéng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一事無成"
}
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        "to be unable to achieve anything; to be a total failure"
      ],
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        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "achieve",
          "achieve"
        ],
        [
          "total",
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          "failure",
          "failure"
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīshìwúchéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ si⁶ mou⁴ sing⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "zêg⁸ se⁷ bho⁵ sêng⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīshìwúchéng [Phonetic:yíshìwúchéng]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yishìhwúchéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-shih⁴-wu²-chʻêng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-shr̀-wú-chéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ishyhwucherng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ишиучэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "išiučɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt sih mòuh sìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ si⁶ mou⁴ sing⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ xi⁶ mou⁴ xing⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "id^ˋ sii^"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vuˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siin^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yit-sṳ-vù-sṳ̀n"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "r"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "id^ˋ sii^"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vuˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siin^ˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yid⁵ si⁴ vu² sin²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêg⁸ se⁷ bho⁵ sêng⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tse̍k sṳ̄ bô sêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíshìwúchéng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(j)it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一事無成"
}

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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min'",
  "path": [
    "一事無成"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "一事無成",
  "trace": ""
}

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