一事无成

Traditional: 一事無成

yī shì wú chéng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

What does 一事无成 mean?

一事无成 (yī shì wú chéng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

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一yīone · single 事shìmatter · thing 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

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一事无成

yī shì wú chéng

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