Read Edit View history 以水投石 yǐshuǐtóushí to act in vain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 以水投石 yǐshuǐtóushí 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 Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 以石投水/以石投水 → 以水投石/以水投石 Edit Delete
以水投石 yǐshuǐtóushí 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 Edit Delete