瞎子點燈
xiā​zi​diǎn​dēng

blind man lighting a lamp

  • created sense approved 瞎子点灯/瞎子點燈 · xiā​zi​diǎn​dēng · blind man lighting a lamp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瞎子点灯 / 瞎子點燈

    xiā​zi​diǎn​dēng

    blind man lighting a lamp

    to waste one's effort; literally a blind man lighting a lamp, used as the first part of a two-part allegorical saying where the second part implies a waste of wax or useless labor

    瞎子 (literal) → 瞎子 · xiā​zi · blind person 点灯 (literal) → 点灯/點燈 · diǎn​dēng · to light a lamp

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