前功盡廢 in Chinese

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "前功尽废",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "前功盡廢",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "synonym of 前功盡棄 /前功尽弃 (qiángōngjìnqì, “all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted”)"
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      "links": [
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          "前功盡棄",
          "前功盡棄#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "前功尽弃",
          "前功尽弃#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ],
        [
          "achievement",
          "achievement"
        ],
        [
          "go down the drain",
          "go down the drain"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "wasted",
          "wasted"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "qiángōngjìnqì, “all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted”",
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            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiángōngjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiángōngjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "ciángongjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kung¹-chin⁴-fei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gūng-jìn-fèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangongjinnfey"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgunczinʹfɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгунцзиньфэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhn gūng jeuhn fai"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsin⁴ gung¹ dzoen⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qin⁴ gung¹ zên⁶ fei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² fɐi̯³³/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "前功盡廢"
}

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    {
      "form": "前功尽废",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 前",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 功",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 廢",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 盡",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of 前功盡棄 /前功尽弃 (qiángōngjìnqì, “all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "前功盡棄",
          "前功盡棄#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "前功尽弃",
          "前功尽弃#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ],
        [
          "achievement",
          "achievement"
        ],
        [
          "go down the drain",
          "go down the drain"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "wasted",
          "wasted"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "qiángōngjìnqì, “all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted”",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "前功盡棄 /前功尽弃"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiángōngjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiángōngjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciángongjìnfèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-kung¹-chin⁴-fei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-gūng-jìn-fèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyangongjinnfey"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹgunczinʹfɛj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньгунцзиньфэй"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhn gūng jeuhn fai"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsin⁴ gung¹ dzoen⁶ fai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qin⁴ gung¹ zên⁶ fei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² fɐi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "前功盡廢"
}

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"前功盡廢" meaning in Chinese

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