没完没了 — “Endless”
没完没了 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Endless”. Never-ending; interminable; without cease. Literally, “Not finished, not ended; no end, no more”.
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没完没了 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 没完没了
During the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang gained significant favor from Empress Dowager Cixi after signing the Convention of Peking with Britain and France. He was then tasked with establishing the Qing navy.
He acquired a pleasure boat from the Japanese and arranged for its transport to Kunming Lake. However, the lake proved to be too shallow for the boat. Consequently, Li Hongzhang ordered the construction of an even larger lake and an accompanying palace.
The local people, witnessing the seemingly endless project, commented, 'Li Hongzhang building the Zhijing Pavilion – it's never-ending!' (李鸿章修致敬阁——没完!). This popular saying, '没完' (no end), is said to be the origin of the idiom '没完没了' (endless; without end), used to describe something that continues incessantly or seems to have no completion.
Idioms Related to 没完没了
Antonyms of 没完没了
More idioms starting with 没
- méi没sān三méi没sì四disreputable or improper in conduct
- méi没shàng上méi没xià下disregarding proper hierarchy
- mò没shì世bù不wàng忘never forget throughout one's life
- mò没shì世bù不yú渝unchanging until death
- mò没shì世wú无chēng称die without renown
- mò没shì世wú无wén闻live and die in obscurity
- mò没shì世qióng穷nián年for one's entire life
- mò没shì世nán难wàng忘unforgettable until death
- méi没shì事zhǎo找shì事to make trouble out of nothing
- méi没rén仁méi没yì义heartless and unjust
- méi没piān偏méi没xiàng向fair and impartial
- méi没wèi卫yǐn饮yǔ羽shoot an arrow with immense power
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Open the tool →Questions about 没完没了
What does 没完没了 mean?
没完没了 (méi wán méi liǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Endless”.
How do you pronounce 没完没了?
没完没了 is pronounced méi wán méi liǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 没完没了 literally mean?
Literally, 没完没了 means “not finished, not ended; no end, no more”. It is used to mean “Endless”.
Where does 没完没了 come from?
没完没了 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 没完没了?
无穷尽。