"前功盡棄" meaning in Chinese

See 前功盡棄 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/, /t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/, /t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/, /t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/, /t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/ Chinese transliterations: qiángōngjìnqì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ hei³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chiân-kong-chīn-khì, qiángōngjìnqì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciángongjìncì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien²-kung¹-chin⁴-chʻi⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyán-gūng-jìn-chì [Mandarin, Yale], chyangongjinnchih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цяньгунцзиньци [Mandarin, Palladius], cjanʹgunczinʹci [Mandarin, Palladius], chìhn gūng jeuhn hei [Cantonese, Yale], tsin⁴ gung¹ dzoen⁶ hei³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qin⁴ gung¹ zên⁶ héi³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chiân-kong-chīn-khì [Hokkien, POJ], tsiân-kong-tsīn-khì [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cienkongcixnqix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 前功尽弃, 前功盡廢, 前功皆棄, 前功盡滅
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 前功盡棄
  1. all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted Tags: idiomatic
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ hei³"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "qiángōngjìnqì"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ciángongjìncì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-kung¹-chin⁴-chʻi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-gūng-jìn-chì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyangongjinnchih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньгунцзиньци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹgunczinʹci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn gūng jeuhn hei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ gung¹ dzoen⁶ hei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ gung¹ zên⁶ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-kong-chīn-khì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-kong-tsīn-khì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cienkongcixnqix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前功盡棄"
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      "form": "前功尽弃",
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      "form": "前功盡廢"
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      "form": "前功皆棄"
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      "form": "前功盡滅"
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          "achievement",
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          "go down the drain",
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      "zh-pron": "qiángōngjìnqì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cin⁴ gung¹ zeon⁶ hei³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chiân-kong-chīn-khì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiángōngjìnqì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciángongjìncì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-kung¹-chin⁴-chʻi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-gūng-jìn-chì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyangongjinnchih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньгунцзиньци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹgunczinʹci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chìhn gūng jeuhn hei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin⁴ gung¹ dzoen⁶ hei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin⁴ gung¹ zên⁶ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiân-kong-chīn-khì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiân-kong-tsīn-khì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cienkongcixnqix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前功盡棄"
}

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