無功而返 in Chinese

IPA: /u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wúgōng'érfǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan² [Cantonese, Jyutping], wúgōng'érfǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúgong-érfǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-kung¹-êrh²-fan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-gūng-ér-fǎn [Mandarin, Yale], wugongerlfaan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], угунъэрфань [Mandarin, Palladius], ugunʺerfanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh gūng yìh fáan [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan² [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ fan² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 無功而返

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "無功而返",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs"
      ],
      "id": "en-無功而返-zh-phrase-UoS2s0PC",
      "links": [
        [
          "return",
          "return"
        ],
        [
          "without",
          "without"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "achievement",
          "achievement"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ],
        [
          "tail between one's legs",
          "tail between one's legs"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgōng'érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgōng'érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgong-érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-kung¹-êrh²-fan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-gūng-ér-fǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wugongerlfaan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "угунъэрфань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ugunʺerfanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh gūng yìh fáan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ fan²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無功而返"
}

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        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "無功而返",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "return",
          "return"
        ],
        [
          "without",
          "without"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "achievement",
          "achievement"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ],
        [
          "tail between one's legs",
          "tail between one's legs"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgōng'érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgōng'érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúgong-érfǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-kung¹-êrh²-fan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-gūng-ér-fǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wugongerlfaan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "угунъэрфань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ugunʺerfanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh gūng yìh fáan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ faan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ fan²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無功而返"
}

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"無功而返" meaning in Chinese

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