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    3. 労多くして功少なし

    労多くして功少なし

    労ろう多おおく​し​て​功こう少すくな​し​

    all pain and no gain

    NTExpressionsWork & CareerKanji Vocab30 strokes

    ろうおおくしてこうすくなし

    Expressions

    1.
    all pain and no gain, lots of pain and not much gain
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    労
    ろう.する・いたわ.る・いた.ずき・ねぎら・つか.れる・ねぎら.う…(1)
    labor・thank for・reward for・toil・trouble
    Kanji
    多
    おお.い・まさ.に・まさ.る…(1)
    many・frequent・much
    Kanji
    功
    いさお…(11)
    achievement・merits・success・honor・credit
    Kanji
    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
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