一事無成 [－－无－]

Jyutping jat1 si6 mou4 sing4
Pinyin yí shì wú chéng

Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4889

一事無成 [－－无－]

Jyutping jat1 si6 mou4 sing4
Pinyin yī shì wú chéng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have achieved nothing
  2. to be a total failure
  3. to get nowhere
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    毫無​成就​，​未曾​成功​過
    to have no accomplishment; to get nowhere
    • 佢做過好多份工，但總係一事無成。
      佢做过好多份工，但总系一事无成。
      keoi5 zou6 gwo3 hou2 do1 fan6 gung1, daan6 zung2 hai6 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4.
      He has done many jobs but he always ends up without any accomplishment.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be unable to achieve anything; to be a total failure
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一事无成
    一事無成
    jat1 si6 mou4 sing4
    • to have nothing achieved or succeeded
  2. Cantonese
    佢做过好多份工，但总系一事无成。
    佢做過好多份工，但總係一事無成。
    keoi5 zou6 gwo3 hou2 do1 fan6 gung1, daan6 zung2 hai6 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4.
    • He has done many jobs but he always ends up without any accomplishment.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    做生意不能前怕狼后怕虎，否则将一事无成。
    做生意不能前怕狼後怕虎，否則將一事無成。
    zuò shēng yi bù néng qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ ， fǒu zé jiāng yī shì wú chéng ．
    • You'll get nowhere in business if you're afraid of taking action.