turn all the previous labour to nothing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á ng ō NGJ ì NF è I, which means that all previous efforts are in vain. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms, chapter 120.
Idiom explanation
All previous efforts were in vain.
Idiom usage
You are still one year away from college. If you drop out of school now, wouldn't you.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: all previous achievements are lost, all previous achievements are lost antonym: great success
The origin of Idioms
In the romance of the Three Kingdoms, chapter 120: "it's a pity that if you call back lightly, all your previous achievements will be wasted. 」
Chinese PinYin : qián gōng jìn fèi
turn all the previous labour to nothing
search for the origin and the outcome of the development of things. yuán shǐ fǎn zhōng
draw up three chapters of law. yuè fǎ sān zhāng
as easily as turning one 's hand over. fǎn shǒu kě dé
a settled practice is hard to reform. jī xí nán gǎi
A pot of wine and a bag of rice. jiǔ wèng fàn náng
taking from above and picking from below. yǎng qǔ fǔ shí