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Jyutping tou4 lou4
Pinyin tú láo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. futile
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make a futile effort; to work fruitlessly
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.
  2. Mandarin
    抵抗是徒劳的。
    抵抗是徒勞的。
    dǐ kàng shì tú láo de 。
    • Resistance is futile.
  3. 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)
  1. Cantonese
    徒劳无功
    徒勞無功
    tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1
    • to work to no avail
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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)
  1. Mandarin
    徒劳
    徒勞
    tú láo
    • to be futile