Chinese word dictionary

矜功不立

jīn gōng bù lì · boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

Word information

Simplified矜功不立
Traditional矜功不立
Pinyinjīn gōng bù lì
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 矜功不立

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