前功尽弃

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 前功尽弃 – see 前功盡棄 (“all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted”). (This term is the simplified form of 前功盡棄).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.