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费力不讨好 in English
fei4 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3 Meaning
Meanings
arduous and thankless task (idiomatic expression); strenuous and unrewarding
Simplified Characters
费
力
不
讨
好
Traditional Characters
費
力
不
討
好
Pinyin
fei4 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
费
fei4
surname Fei
力
li4
surname Li
不
bu4
(negative prefix)
讨
tao3
to invite
好
hao3
good
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费力不讨好