吃力不討好 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: chīlì bù tǎohǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hek³ lik⁶ bat¹ tou² hou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], chīlì bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:chīlìbùtáohǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chihlì bù tǎohǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻih¹-li⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chr̄-lì bù tǎu-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], chylih bu taohao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чили бу таохао [Mandarin, Palladius], čili bu taoxao [Mandarin, Palladius], hek lihk bāt tóu hóu [Cantonese, Yale], hek⁸ lik⁹ bat⁷ tou² hou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], hég³ lig⁶ bed¹ tou² hou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 吃力不討好

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      "glosses": [
        "arduous and thankless; strenuous and unrewarding"
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      "zh-pron": "chīlì bù tǎohǎo"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hek³ lik⁶ bat¹ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chīlì bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:chīlìbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chihlì bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻih¹-li⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chr̄-lì bù tǎu-hǎu"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chylih bu taohao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чили бу таохао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čili bu taoxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "hek lihk bāt tóu hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hek⁸ lik⁹ bat⁷ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hég³ lig⁶ bed¹ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: chīlìbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "吃力不討好"
}

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      "zh-pron": "chīlì bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hek³ lik⁶ bat¹ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chīlì bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:chīlìbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chihlì bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻih¹-li⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chr̄-lì bù tǎu-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chylih bu taohao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чили бу таохао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čili bu taoxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hek lihk bāt tóu hóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hek⁸ lik⁹ bat⁷ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hég³ lig⁶ bed¹ tou² hou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: chīlìbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "吃力不討好"
}

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"吃力不討好" meaning in Chinese

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