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镂冰
lòu​bīng

to labor in vain

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
镂冰 鏤冰 lòu​bīng
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 huà​zhī​lòu​bīng

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  • 画脂镂冰 huà​zhī​lòu​bīng
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