吃力不討好
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]
tiring
;
exhausting
;
strenuous
tiring
;
exhausting
;
strenuous
;
tired
;
exhausted
not; no
to
ingratiate
oneself with; to
please
; to
court
to
ingratiate
oneself with; to
please
; to
court
; to
curry favour
with
trad.
(
吃力不討好
)
吃力
不
討好
simp.
(
吃力不讨好
)
吃力
不
讨好
Pronunciation
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]
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
chīlì bù tǎohǎo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
hek
3
lik
6
bat
1
tou
2
hou
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
chīlì bù tǎohǎo
[Phonetic: chīlìbù
táo
hǎo]
Zhuyin
:
ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
chihlì bù tǎohǎo
Wade–Giles
:
chʻih
1
-li
4
pu
4
tʻao
3
-hao
3
Yale
:
chr̄-lì bù tǎu-hǎu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
chylih bu taohao
Palladius
:
чили бу таохао
(čili bu taoxao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
hek
3
lik
6
bat
1
tou
2
hou
2
Yale
:
hek lihk b
ā
t tóu hóu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
hek
8
lik
9
bat
7
tou
2
hou
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
hég
3
lig
6
bed
1
tou
2
hou
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/
Idiom
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吃力不討好
(
idiomatic
,
of a task, etc.
)
arduous
and
thankless
;
strenuous
and
unrewarding
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