fù​zhī​dōng​liú

to be wasted

  • created reference approved 付之东流/付之東流 → 付诸东流/付諸東流 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    付之东流 / 付之東流 fù​zhī​dōng​liú

    付诸东流 / 付諸東流 fù​zhū​dōng​liú

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 付之东流/付之東流 → 前功尽弃/前功盡棄 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    付之东流 / 付之東流 fù​zhī​dōng​liú

    前功尽弃 / 前功盡棄 qián​gōng​jìn​qì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 付之东流/付之東流 · fù​zhī​dōng​liú · to be wasted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    付之东流 / 付之東流

    fù​zhī​dōng​liú

    to be wasted

    (idiom) to commit to the waters; to lose something irrevocably, such as one's efforts or hopes, like things being swept away by an eastward flowing river

    付 (literal) → 付 · fù · to hand over 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense