Read Edit View history 畫脂鏤冰 huàzhīlòubīng futile effort Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 画脂镂冰/ 畫脂鏤冰 huàzhīlòubīng futile effort Painting on fat or carving on ice; describes a wasted effort or a futile undertaking where all labor is lost once the medium melts. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 镂冰/鏤冰 → 画脂镂冰/畫脂鏤冰 Edit Delete
画脂镂冰/ 畫脂鏤冰 huàzhīlòubīng futile effort Painting on fat or carving on ice; describes a wasted effort or a futile undertaking where all labor is lost once the medium melts. Edit Delete