吃力不讨好

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 吃力不讨好 – see 吃力不討好 (“arduous and thankless; strenuous and unrewarding”). (This term is the simplified form of 吃力不討好).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.