枉费心思 — “To rack one's brains in vain”
枉费心思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains in vain”. To waste one's efforts or mental energy; to beat one's brains out for nothing. Literally, “Waste mind's efforts in vain”.
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枉费心思 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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你再怎么劝他也是枉费心思，他已经下定决心了。
It's a waste of effort no matter how much you try to persuade him; he has already made up his mind.
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- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
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Open the tool →Questions about 枉费心思
What does 枉费心思 mean?
枉费心思 (wǎng fèi xīn sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains in vain”.
How do you pronounce 枉费心思?
枉费心思 is pronounced wǎng fèi xīn sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉费心思 literally mean?
Literally, 枉费心思 means “Waste mind's efforts in vain”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains in vain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉费心思?
指白费心思。同“枉费心机”。