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徒
勞
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劳
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Jyutping
tou4 lou4
Pinyin
tú láo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
futile
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
从来就没有徒劳的爱情。
從來就沒有徒勞的愛情。
cóng lái jiù méi yǒu tú láo de ài qíng 。
Love is never wasted.
Mandarin
抵抗是徒劳的。
抵抗是徒勞的。
dǐ kàng shì tú láo de 。
Resistance is futile.
Mandarin
你的意思是这些都是徒劳的?
你的意思是這些都是徒勞的?
nǐ de yì si shì zhè xiē dōu shì tú láo de ?
Do you mean all this was for nothing?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
徒劳无功
徒勞無功
tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1
to work to no avail
Cantonese
治理唔到根本,一切只系徒劳。
治理唔到根本,一切只係徒勞。
zi6 lei5 m4 dou2 gan1 bun2, jat1 cai3 zi2 hai6 tou4 lou4.
If the core cannot be controlled, all the efforts will be of no avail.
Cantonese
操之过急,只会徒劳无益。
操之過急,只會徒勞無益。
cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1, zi2 wui5 tou4 lou4 mou4 jik1.
With haste you'll only waste your effort.
Cantonese
如果方向错误,几咁努力都系徒劳无功。
如果方向錯誤,幾咁努力都係徒勞無功。
jyu4 gwo2 fong1 hoeng3 co3 ng6, gei2 gam3 lou5 lik6 dou1 hai6 tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1
If the direction is wrong, it can't work no matter how hard you work.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
徒劳
徒勞
tú láo
to be futile