carry snow to fill a well
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is d ā nxu ě Ti á NJ ǐ ng, which means futility. It comes from "five lights meeting yuan · zhihaiping Zen master FASI · jingyinjicheng Zen master".
The origin of Idioms
"Five Lantern Festival yuan · zhihaiping Zen master FASI · jingyinjicheng Zen master" says: "it's like taking a snowstorm to fill a well, it's like no one is near."
Idiom usage
It's a waste of effort. It's a waste of effort. Chapter 83 of outlaws of the marsh
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym: to fill a river with snow
Chinese PinYin : dān xuě tián jǐng
carry snow to fill a well
to open or find a new path or snap course. lìng pì xī jìng
one 's fame spreads throughout the world. yù mǎn tiān xià
Entering a room and going up to a higher level. rù shì shēng táng