粵

一jat1事si6無mou4成sing4

simp一事无成
jat1 si6 mou4 sing4yī shì wú chéng

English

  1. (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
  2. to have no accomplishment; to get nowhere

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 毫無成就,未曾成功過

Examples

  • 佢做過好多份工,但總係一事無成。

    He has done many jobs but he always ends up without any accomplishment.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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