一事無成
simp一事无成jat1 si6 mou4 sing4yī shì wú chéng
English
- (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
- to have no accomplishment; to get nowhere
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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