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English

1. all for nought; unprofitable (often used in gambling)
2. to have put in the effort but fail to reap the rewards; to do something in vain; literally: to eat gingko

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 冇收穫，白做

Examples

• C朗拿度連續兩場食白果，外國啲報紙笑佢係「朗零度」。

  C. Ronaldo has not scored a goal in two games. Foreign newspapers ridicule him as "Ronulldo".