baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3白費力氣白费力气
Jyutpingbaak6 fai3 lik6 hei3
Yalebakh fai likh hei

Definition

(proverb) to waste someone's energy; all the labor or manpower's work is in vain

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T5Low rising
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北京工業大學北京工业大学
bak1 ging1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6Beijing University of Technology
博格多汗宮博格多汗宫
bok3 gaak3 do1 hon4 gung1the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
兵餉兵饷
bing1 hoeng2pay and provisions for soldiers
報紙佬报纸佬
bou3 zi2 lou2a man who sells newspaper
包租
baau1 zou1to rent; to rent land or a house for subletting
不登大雅之堂
bat1 dang1 daai6 ngaa5 zi1 tong4lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); coarse
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