"徒勞無功" meaning in Chinese

See 徒勞無功 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: túláowúgōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], túláowúgōng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], túláowúgong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻu²-lao²-wu²-kung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tú-láu-wú-gūng [Mandarin, Yale], twulauwugong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тулао’угун [Mandarin, Palladius], tulao’ugun [Mandarin, Palladius], tòuh lòuh mòuh gūng [Cantonese, Yale], tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 徒劳无功
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 徒勞無功
  1. to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly Tags: idiomatic Related terms: 竹籃打水 (zhúlándǎshuǐ), 竹篮打水 (zhúlándǎshuǐ), 海底撈月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè), 海底捞月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè)
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùláo'érhuò",
      "word": "不勞而獲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùláo'érhuò",
      "word": "不劳而获"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "徒劳无功",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "徒勞無功",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly"
      ],
      "id": "en-徒勞無功-zh-phrase-ZVUoj3ft",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "zhúlándǎshuǐ",
          "word": "竹籃打水"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhúlándǎshuǐ",
          "word": "竹篮打水"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hǎidǐ lāoyuè",
          "word": "海底撈月"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hǎidǐ lāoyuè",
          "word": "海底捞月"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻu²-lao²-wu²-kung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tú-láu-wú-gūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "twulauwugong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тулао’угун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tulao’ugun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòuh lòuh mòuh gūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "徒勞無功"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùláo'érhuò",
      "word": "不勞而獲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùláo'érhuò",
      "word": "不劳而获"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "徒劳无功",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "徒勞無功",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "zhúlándǎshuǐ",
      "word": "竹籃打水"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhúlándǎshuǐ",
      "word": "竹篮打水"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎidǐ lāoyuè",
      "word": "海底撈月"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǎidǐ lāoyuè",
      "word": "海底捞月"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 功",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 勞",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 徒",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 無",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "túláowúgong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻu²-lao²-wu²-kung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tú-láu-wú-gūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "twulauwugong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тулао’угун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tulao’ugun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòuh lòuh mòuh gūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ lou⁴ mou⁴ gung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯²¹ lou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "徒勞無功"
}

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