井底银瓶 — “All previous efforts or achievements are wasted”
井底银瓶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All previous efforts or achievements are wasted”. To have one's painstaking work come to naught. Literally, “silver vase at the bottom of the well”.
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井底银瓶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
井底银瓶 Character Breakdown
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他耗费数年心血研究的项目，因一场意外事故付之一炬，真是井底银瓶，前功尽弃了。
The project he spent several years diligently researching was destroyed in an accident, truly like a silver vase at the bottom of a well, all previous efforts coming to nothing.
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Synonyms of 井底银瓶
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- jǐng井zhōng中qiú求huǒ火seek fire in a well
- jǐng井zhōng中shì视xīng星narrow perspective
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有xù序in perfect order
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有fāng方well organized and methodical
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有tiáo条well organized and systematic
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有fǎ法orderly and systematic
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有lǐ理orderly and logical
- jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有xù绪well organized and methodical
- jǐng井dǐ底zhī之wā蛙a person with a limited outlook
- jǐng井dǐ底xiā虾má蟆a person with a very limited outlook
- jǐng井dǐ底há蛤má蟆a person with a narrow outlook
- jǐng井dǐ底míng鸣wā蛙a person with a narrow outlook
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Open the tool →Questions about 井底银瓶
What does 井底银瓶 mean?
井底银瓶 (jǐng dǐ yín píng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All previous efforts or achievements are wasted”.
How do you pronounce 井底银瓶?
井底银瓶 is pronounced jǐng dǐ yín píng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 井底银瓶 literally mean?
Literally, 井底银瓶 means “silver vase at the bottom of the well”. It is used to mean “All previous efforts or achievements are wasted”.
What is the Chinese definition of 井底银瓶?
银瓶：银制汲水器。银瓶掉到井底。比喻前功尽弃