lose everything and gain nothing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à uh à IW ú L à, which means there are only disadvantages but no advantages. From the romance of Fengshen.
The origin of Idioms
In the 17th chapter of the romance of the gods written by Xu Zhonglin in Ming Dynasty, "Ziya said:" it is still a matter of fate. The Lord is not good today. It is harmful but not profitable. It is bad but not good. "
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: it is harmful but not beneficial
Antonym: beneficial and harmless
Idiom usage
Used as predicate, attribute, object, etc
Examples
Knowing that there is harm but no profit, he dares to give it a try. The biography of Xu Guangjin
Chinese PinYin : yǒu hài wú lì
lose everything and gain nothing
seclude and avoid worldly care. gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo