prove futile(tú láo wú gōng)

prove futile

In Chinese, Pinyin is t ú L á ow ú g ō ng, which means to work in vain without success. It comes from Zhuangzi Tianyun.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi's Tianyun: "pushing the boat to land is futile." Guanzi · situation: "it's impossible to cooperate with others, it's impossible to be strong, it's impossible to tell others, it's futile."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] work in vain, go back and forth in vain

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. BOLUO's time-consuming efforts to mobilize the masses. Hua Ershi's Han Yi Guan

Idiom story

In ancient times, there was a man in Lu who was good at weaving hemp shoes. His wife was good at weaving raw silk. One day, the couple talked about moving to Yue. Someone said to them, "if you move to Yue, you will be poor." "Why?" The man said, "the hemp shoes you weave are sold to others, but the people of Yue are used to walking barefoot. Your wife weaves raw silk to make hats, but the people of Yue are used to wearing hair. No matter how hard you two work, if you do business again, it will be in vain. Do you think you can not be poor? " The people of Lu nodded and gave up the idea of moving.

Chinese PinYin : tú láo wú gōng