无功而返 | Chinese meaning

无功而返【wú gōng ér fǎn】

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

HSK 4

含义negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

拼音wú

HSK 31

含义achievement, merit, good result

拼音gōng

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

HSK 53

含义return, revert to, restore

拼音fǎn