Chinese words · Chengyu

吃力不讨好

chīlìbùtáohǎoTraditional 吃力不討好

thankless task

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chīlìbùtǎohǎo

  1. thankless task

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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.