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浪费笔墨

浪费笔墨 — “Waste pen and ink”

浪费笔墨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste words, effort, or ink on something that is not worthwhile, is too verbose, or is poorly written; to write or speak unnecessarily”. Literally, “waste pen and ink”.

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浪费笔墨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

浪费笔墨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
浪
làng10wave, unrestrained, wandering
费
fèi9spend, cost, or fee
笔
bǐ10writing tool, stroke, to write
墨
mò15black ink or pigment

Example Sentence with 浪费笔墨

这本小说的故事情节平淡无奇,人物刻画也不够深入,读完后感觉纯属浪费笔墨。
The plot of this novel is unremarkable, and the character development is not deep enough; after reading it, I felt it was a complete waste of ink.

Idioms Related to 浪费笔墨

More idioms starting with 浪

  • làng浪shēng声làng浪qì气speaking in an affected tone
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头prodigal son returns
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头jīn金bù不huàn换A reformed prodigal is invaluable
  • làng浪zǐ子zǎi宰xiàng相prodigal prime minister
  • làng浪tián恬bō波jìng静calm and tranquil
  • làng浪dàng荡qián乾kūn坤peace and order throughout the land
  • làng浪ruǐ蕊fú浮huā花dissolute and promiscuous women
  • làng浪dié蝶yóu游fēng蜂a philanderer or frivolous flirt
  • làng浪dié蝶kuáng狂fēng蜂frivolous and flirtatious men
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天xià下wander all over the world
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天yá涯wander the ends of the earth
  • làng浪jì迹jiāng江hú湖wander the world

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Questions about 浪费笔墨

What does 浪费笔墨 mean?

浪费笔墨 (làng fèi bǐ mò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste words, effort, or ink on something that is not worthwhile, is too verbose, or is poorly written; to write or speak unnecessarily”.

How do you pronounce 浪费笔墨?

浪费笔墨 is pronounced làng fèi bǐ mò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 浪费笔墨 literally mean?

Literally, 浪费笔墨 means “waste pen and ink”. It is used to mean “to waste words, effort, or ink on something that is not worthwhile, is too verbose, or is poorly written; to write or speak unnecessarily”.

What is the Chinese definition of 浪费笔墨?

指人作品不好或文章过于繁琐

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