rack one's brains in vain
Waste one's mind, a Chinese idiom, pronounced w ǎ NGF è IX ī NJ ī, refers to the waste of one's mind, which means futility. It's from "fighting for wisdom across the river.".
Analysis of Idioms
Try one's best
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Dynasty, Wu Mingshi's "fighting wisdom across the river" the second fold: "if you make such a section, you dare to use it in vain."
Idiom usage
The verb object type is used as predicate and object, with derogatory meaning.
Examples
1. The professor advised him not to think about it. ——Discovery from the map of the world
2. However, philanthropists and humanists, who advocate raising wages and improving the treatment of workers, are simply not helping the times.
3. The U.S. imperialists tried to lead the good wishes of Asian and African countries to discuss the violation of human rights by Wu Tingyan group in the United Nations astray, in order to achieve its despicable purpose. The result is bound to be ~.
In 4 and February 7th, foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang responded to "Japan's purchase of a right-wing think tank in Britain attacking China". If the content of the report is true, I can only say that it is a waste of effort. On the one hand, Japan calls for the improvement of Sino Japanese relations; on the other hand, if it attacks and discredits China for no reason, it will involve the issue of good faith. We urge the Japanese side to conscientiously correct its understanding of China and do more things that are conducive to the improvement of Sino Japanese relations rather than vice versa.
5. No effort, no snow, no spring. Xu Zhonglin's the story of Fengshen in Ming Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : wǎng fèi xīn jī
rack one's brains in vain
be in a deplorable plight and powerless. shì qióng lì jié
Drop your head and plug your ears. chuí tóu sāi ěr
strike where or when the enemy is unprepared. gōng qí wú bèi
the glint and flash of cold steel. dāo guāng jiàn yǐng
a loss may turn out to be a gain. sài wēng shī mǎ
military forces can use insidious tactics. bīng xíng guǐ dào