前功盡棄 (cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3 | qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4) : have all prior work or efforts go down the drain

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前功盡棄

cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3

qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4

have all prior work or efforts go down the drain | also 前功盡廢 in Cantonese.

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

前功盡棄 / 前功尽弃

This word has been viewed 1304 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 25th Aug 2009 04:22 and last edited on 27th Aug 2009 20:33

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前 cin4 - in front; before
功 gung1 - merit; meritorious service; effect; skill
盡 zeon6 - exhaust; use up; all; entirely; die
棄 hei3 - throw away; discard; abandon

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