炊沙成飯
chuī​shā​chéng​fàn

to cook sand to make rice

  • created reference approved 炊沙成饭/炊沙成飯 → 炊沙作饭/炊沙作飯 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炊沙成饭 / 炊沙成飯 chuī​shā​chéng​fàn

    炊沙作饭 / 炊沙作飯 chuī​shā​zuò​fàn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 炊沙成饭/炊沙成飯 → 炊砂作饭/炊砂作飯 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炊沙成饭 / 炊沙成飯 chuī​shā​chéng​fàn

    炊砂作饭 / 炊砂作飯 chuī​shā​zuò​fàn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 炊沙成饭/炊沙成飯 · chuī​shā​chéng​fàn · to cook sand to make rice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炊沙成饭 / 炊沙成飯

    chuī​shā​chéng​fàn

    to cook sand to make rice

    to cook sand to make rice; a metaphor for a futile effort or a waste of energy

    炊 (literal) → 炊 · chuī · to cook 沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · cooked rice

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

    created sense