无功而返 無功而返
无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ mou4 gung1 ji4 faan2
- to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
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无 無
- 毫无 毫無 háo wú ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ hou4 mou4 not in the least
- 无不 無不 wú bù ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ mou4 bat1 none lacking
- 无偿 無償 wú cháng ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ mou4 soeng4 free; no charge; at no cost
- 无力 無力 wú lì ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ mou4 lik6 powerless
- 无奈 無奈 wú nài ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˋ mou4 noi6 to have no alternative
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- 无形 無形 wú xíng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mou4 jing4 incorporeal
- 无情 無情 wú qíng ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ mou4 cing4 pitiless
- 无意 無意 wú yì ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 ji3 inadvertent
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 无效 無效 wú xiào ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mou4 haau6 not valid
- 无敌 無敵 wú dí ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˊ mou4 dik6 unequalled
- 无数 無數 wú shù ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ mou4 sou3 countless
- 无比 無比 wú bǐ ㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bei2 incomparable; matchless
- 无法 無法 wú fǎ ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ mou4 faat3 unable to; incapable of
- 无理 無理 wú lǐ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ mou4 lei5 irrational
- 无疑 無疑 wú yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ mou4 ji4 undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 无穷 無窮 wú qióng ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ mou4 kung4 endless
- 无线 無線 wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mou4 sin3 wireless
功
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 功力 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lik6 merit
- 功劳 功勞 gōng láo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ gung1 lou4 contribution
- 功夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 skill
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
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- 功效 gōng xiào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gung1 haau6 efficacy
- 功率 gōng lǜ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˋ gung1 leot6 power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
- 功能 gōng néng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ gung1 nang4 function; capability
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 功课 功課 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 fo3 homework
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 用功 yòng gōng ㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ jung6 gung1 diligent
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 下功夫 xià gōng fu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ haa6 gung1 fu1 variant of 下工夫
- 基本功 jī běn gōng ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gei1 bun2 gung1 basic skills
- 多功能 duō gōng néng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ do1 gung1 nang4 multifunctional
- 做功 zuò gōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zou6 gung1 (physics) to do work
- 功令 gōng lìng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˋ gung1 ling6 (historical) official decree; statute
- 功勋 功勳 gōng xūn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣ meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- 功名 gōng míng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gung1 ming4 scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
返
- 往返 wǎng fǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˇ wong5 faan2 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
- 返回 fǎn huí ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ faan2 wui4 to return to
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 重返 chóng fǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄢˇ cung4 faan2 to return to
- 回返 huí fǎn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˇ wui4 faan2 to return
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- 地返 dì fǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ dei6 faan2 floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
- 复返 復返 fù fǎn ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ fuk6 faan2 to come back
- 折返 zhé fǎn ㄓㄜˊ ㄈㄢˇ zit3 faan2 to turn back
- 耳返 ěr fǎn ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ji5 faan2 in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳机返听系统) (contrasted with 地返)
- 返利 fǎn lì ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ faan2 lei6 dealer incentive
- 返国 返國 fǎn guó ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ faan2 gwok3 to return to one's country
- 返场 返場 fǎn chǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˇ faan2 coeng4 to do an encore
- 返家 fǎn jiā ㄈㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚ faan2 gaa1 to return home
- 返岗 返崗 fǎn gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong1 to resume one's former position (after being laid off)
- 返工 fǎn gōng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ faan2 gung1 to do poorly done work over again
- 返校 fǎn xiào ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ faan2 gaau3 to return to school
- 返港 fǎn Gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong2 to return to Hong Kong
- 返潮 fǎn cháo ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄠˊ faan2 ciu4 (of clothing, furniture, walls etc) to get damp (by absorbing moisture from the air or the ground)
- 返现 返現 fǎn xiàn ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ faan2 jin6 (neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer
- 返祖 fǎn zǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ faan2 zou2 (biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits