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劳而无功

láo ér wú gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to work hard while accomplishing little
  2. 2. to toil to no avail

Child Words of 劳而无功

功
gōng

meritorious deed or service

无
wú

not to have

而
ér

and

劳
láo

to toil