lao2
劳
勞
er2
而
而
wu2
无
無
gong1
功
功
chengyu
  1. to work hard while accomplishing little
  2. to toil to no avail

Characters

  • 劳 (勞): to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)
  • 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
  • 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
  • 功 (功): meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)

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