以锥餐壶 — “To eat from a pot with an awl”
以锥餐壶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to achieve a goal using unsuitable or inadequate means, implying futility or impossibility; like trying to eat from a pot with an awl”. Literally, “to eat from a pot with an awl”.
以锥餐壶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
以锥餐壶 Character Breakdown
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What does 以锥餐壶 mean?
以锥餐壶 (yǐ zhuī cān hú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to achieve a goal using unsuitable or inadequate means, implying futility or impossibility; like trying to eat from a pot with an awl”.
How do you pronounce 以锥餐壶?
以锥餐壶 is pronounced yǐ zhuī cān hú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 以锥餐壶 literally mean?
Literally, 以锥餐壶 means “to eat from a pot with an awl”. It is used to mean “to attempt to achieve a goal using unsuitable or inadequate means, implying futility or impossibility; like trying to eat from a pot with an awl”.
What is the Chinese definition of 以锥餐壶?
用锥子到壶里取东西吃。比喻达不到目的。