狂犬吠日
kuáng​quǎn​fèi​rì

to make futile efforts

  • created sense approved 狂犬吠日 · kuáng​quǎn​fèi​rì · to make futile efforts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狂犬吠日

    kuáng​quǎn​fèi​rì

    to make futile efforts

    Literally meaning a mad dog barking at the sun; used to describe bad people making noisy but powerless threats, or to describe any effort that is completely useless.

    狂犬 (literal) → 狂犬 · kuáng​quǎn · mad dog 吠日 (literal) → 吠日 · fèi​rì · easily astonished

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