fù​zhū​dōng​liú

wasted effort

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

    付诸东流 / 付諸東流 fù​zhū​dōng​liú

    付之东流 / 付之東流 fù​zhī​dōng​liú

    same_as

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

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  • created reference approved 付诸东流/付諸東流 → 付诸流水/付諸流水 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    付诸东流 / 付諸東流 fù​zhū​dōng​liú

    付诸流水 / 付諸流水 fù​zhū​liú​shuǐ

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 付诸东流/付諸東流 · fù​zhū​dōng​liú · wasted effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    付诸东流 / 付諸東流

    fù​zhū​dōng​liú

    wasted effort

    Literally meaning to cast something into the eastward-flowing waters; used to describe hopes that have come to nothing or efforts that have been completely wasted.

    付诸 (literal) → 付诸/付諸 · fù​zhū · to hand over to 东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow

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

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