元も子もない

もともこもない

Also written as:
  • 本も子もない

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal.

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

元beginning, former time, origin
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
本book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

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