Read Edit View history 鏤冰 lòubīng to labor in vain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 镂冰/ 鏤冰 lòubīng to labor in vain to carve ice; used as a metaphor for wasting effort on a task that is impossible or futile; similar to 画脂镂冰 huàzhīlòubīng Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 镂冰/鏤冰 → 画脂镂冰/畫脂鏤冰 Edit Delete
镂冰/ 鏤冰 lòubīng to labor in vain to carve ice; used as a metaphor for wasting effort on a task that is impossible or futile; similar to 画脂镂冰 huàzhīlòubīng Edit Delete