懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
以水投石
yǐ​shuǐ​tóu​shí

to act in vain

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
以水投石 yǐ​shuǐ​tóu​shí
to act in vain
to throw water at a stone; used to describe a futile effort or an action that has no effect because it is ill-matched to the target

Cross-References

Antonym

  • 以石投水 yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ