挑雪填井 — “To engage in a futile endeavor”
挑雪填井 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a futile endeavor”. To make a fruitless effort; to labor in vain. Literally, “carry snow to fill a well”.
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挑雪填井 Pronunciation and Pinyin
挑雪填井 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 挑雪填井
他试图用零碎的修补来解决系统性问题，这无异于挑雪填井，根本无法从根本上解决问题。
He tried to solve systemic problems with fragmented patches, which was akin to carrying snow to fill a well, fundamentally incapable of resolving the issue.
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Synonyms of 挑雪填井
More idioms starting with 挑
- tiāo挑sān三xián嫌sì四to be overly picky and find fault
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四overly particular or fussy
- tiāo挑sān三bō拨sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三jiǎn检sì四overly picky and fastidious
- tiǎo挑sān三wō窝sì四sow discord and stir up trouble
- tiāo挑sān三huō豁sì四stir up trouble
- tiāo挑yāo么tiāo挑liù六to be picky and find fault
- tiǎo挑chún唇liào料zuǐ嘴bicker noisily over trivial matters
- tiǎo挑dà大liáng梁bear the main responsibility
- tiāo挑zì字yǎn眼er儿nitpick over words
- tiāo挑yāo幺tiāo挑liù六to be excessively picky
- tiǎo挑dé得lán篮lǐ里biàn便shì是cài菜take whatever is available
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What does 挑雪填井 mean?
挑雪填井 (tiāo xuě tián jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a futile endeavor”.
How do you pronounce 挑雪填井?
挑雪填井 is pronounced tiāo xuě tián jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挑雪填井 literally mean?
Literally, 挑雪填井 means “carry snow to fill a well”. It is used to mean “to engage in a futile endeavor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挑雪填井?
比喻劳而无功。