無彩工

Chinese

work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
 
trad. (無彩工) 無彩
simp. (无彩工) 无彩
alternative forms 無采工無採工无采工

Pronunciation


Verb

無彩工

  1. (Hokkien) to waste effort; to be in vain; to lose one's pains

References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chhái”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 61; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 61