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以水投石
yǐ​shuǐ​tóu​shí

to act in vain

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
以水投石 yǐ​shuǐ​tóu​shí
to act in vain
to throw water at a stone; used to describe a futile effort or an action that has no effect because it is ill-matched to the target

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  • 以石投水 yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ
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