无功而返

See also: 無功而返

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 无功而返 – see 無功而返 (“to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs”). (This term is the simplified form of 無功而返).

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