白费蜡 — “To waste one's efforts”
白费蜡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts”. To be a fruitless endeavor.
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白费蜡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白费蜡 Character Breakdown
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他为了这个项目熬夜了好几天，最后发现方向错了，所有的努力都白费蜡了。
He stayed up for several nights working on this project, only to find the direction was wrong, and all his efforts were in vain.
Idioms Related to 白费蜡
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- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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Open the tool →Questions about 白费蜡
What does 白费蜡 mean?
白费蜡 (bái fèi là) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's efforts”.
How do you pronounce 白费蜡?
白费蜡 is pronounced bái fèi là in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 白费蜡?
白白浪费