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費力不討好 (fai3 lik6 bat1 tou2 hou2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

費力不討好 (fai3 lik6 bat1 tou2 hou2, fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo) — arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 費事 (fai3 si6) — (adverb) 1. Lest; (verb) to avoid doing something
• 費用 (fai3 jung6) — fee
• 費 (fai3) — (verb) Use; to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; expenditures
• 費 (bei3) — name of a place; a surname
• 費利克斯 (fai3 lei6 hak1 si1) — Felix
• 費力 (fai3 lik6) — to expend a great deal of effort

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