无功而返 (無功而返) wú gōng ér fǎn
wú gōng ér fǎn
set phrase
to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '無功而返')
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- 卷一 本紀第一 武帝上 Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Wu 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 1
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