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付诸流水
fù​zhū​liú​shuǐ

to go down the drain

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
付诸流水 付諸流水 fù​zhū​liú​shuǐ
to go down the drain
Literally "to cast to the flowing waters"; used to describe efforts that have been wasted or hopes that have come to nothing; same as 付之东流 fù​zhī​dōng​liú

Cross-References

Same as

  • 付之东流 fù​zhī​dōng​liú

Synonym

  • 付诸东流 fù​zhū​dōng​liú
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