一事无成 in English yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have achieved nothing
  • to be a total failure
  • to get nowhere

Simplified Characters

一 事 无 成

Traditional Characters

一 事 無 成

Pinyin

yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 事shi4matter 无wu2not to have 成cheng2surname Cheng