心劳日拙
xīn​láo​rì​zhuō

to scheme in vain

  • created reference approved 心劳日拙/心勞日拙 → 心逸日休 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心劳日拙 / 心勞日拙 xīn​láo​rì​zhuō

    心逸日休 xīn​yì​rì​xiū

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 心劳日拙/心勞日拙 · xīn​láo​rì​zhuō · to scheme in vain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心劳日拙 / 心勞日拙

    xīn​láo​rì​zhuō

    to scheme in vain

    To find oneself in a worse position despite exhausting every mental effort; used to describe when one's scheming or dishonest efforts result in increasing difficulty or failure.

    xīn​láo​rì​zhuó

    心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind 劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to work 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · daily 拙 (literal) → 拙 · zhuō · clumsy

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