徒费唇舌 — “To talk in vain”
徒费唇舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk in vain”. To waste one's words or effort in persuasion without achieving any result. Literally, “to futilely waste one's lips and tongue”.
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徒费唇舌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
徒费唇舌 Character Breakdown
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我反复劝他放弃那个不切实际的计划，但他执意己见，我真是徒费唇舌。
I repeatedly advised him to give up that impractical plan, but he insisted on his own opinion; I was truly wasting my breath.
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More idioms starting with 徒
- tú徒luàn乱rén人yì意merely disturb people's peace of mind
- tú徒láo劳wǎng往fǎn返go back and forth in vain
- tú徒láo劳wú无gōng功to make a futile effort
- tú徒láo劳wú无yì益futile effort with no benefit
- tú徒hū呼nài奈hé何lament without recourse
- tú徒huàn唤nài奈hé何lament in vain
- tú徒zǐ子tú徒sūn孙generations of unoriginal followers
- tú徒tuō托kōng空yán言make empty promises
- tú徒yōng拥qí其míng名famous in name only
- tú徒yōng拥xū虚míng名have an undeserved reputation
- tú徒yǒu有qí其míng名to have the name but lack the reality
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What does 徒费唇舌 mean?
徒费唇舌 (tú fèi chún shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk in vain”.
How do you pronounce 徒费唇舌?
徒费唇舌 is pronounced tú fèi chún shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 徒费唇舌 literally mean?
Literally, 徒费唇舌 means “to futilely waste one's lips and tongue”. It is used to mean “to talk in vain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 徒费唇舌?
徒：白白地。指白讲了一大套话，结果仍然无济于事。