费工夫 (費工夫) fèigōngfu

fèigōngfu verb to spend a great deal of time and effort; (of a task) demanding; exacting
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '費工夫')

Also contained in

踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 9 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 3 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 2 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Complete Chinese text Divisions and Ceremony for the Diamond Sutra 金剛經科儀 — count: 1
  • Scroll 8 Zi Men Jing Xun 緇門警訓 — count: 1
  • Scroll 2 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 4 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 1 , has English translation

Collocations

  • 徒费工夫 (徒費工夫) 徒費工夫也造車合轍 — Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄, Scroll 2 — count: 2