無彩工

Chinese
 
regrettable; too bad; a pity
regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame; to waste
 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (無彩工) 無彩 工
simp. (无彩工) 无彩 工
alternative forms 無采工／無採工／无采工

Pronunciation

Verb

無彩工

  1. (Hokkien) to waste effort; to be in vain; to lose one's pains

References
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chhái”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 61; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 61
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