枉费日月 — “To waste time in vain”
枉费日月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time in vain”. To fritter away one's days and months. Literally, “vainly waste sun and moon”.
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枉费日月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枉费日月 Character Breakdown
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如果只是空想而不付诸行动，最终只会枉费日月，一事无成。
If one only daydreams without taking action, one will ultimately just waste one's days and months in vain, accomplishing nothing.
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More idioms starting with 枉
- 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 枉费日月
What does 枉费日月 mean?
枉费日月 (wǎng fèi rì yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time in vain”.
How do you pronounce 枉费日月?
枉费日月 is pronounced wǎng fèi rì yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉费日月 literally mean?
Literally, 枉费日月 means “vainly waste sun and moon”. It is used to mean “to waste time in vain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉费日月?
枉：白白地。费：浪费。日、月：时间、光阴。白白地浪费时光。