a hopeless task(zhēng shā chéng fàn)
a hopeless task
Steamed sand into rice, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ē ngsh ā ch é NGF à n, meaning to steam sand into rice. It's impossible to succeed. It comes from the Sutra of Lengyan.
The origin of Idioms
"Leng Yan Jing" says, "if you continue to indulge in immorality, those who practice meditation are like steaming sand and stone to make a meal. After thousands of disasters, they are only named re Sha."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; of impossible things
Analysis of Idioms
Cooking sand and carving ice
Chinese PinYin : zhēng shā chéng fàn
a hopeless task
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obey others against one's will
obey others against one's will. jiàng xīn xiāng cóng
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as if one were waking from a dream
as if one were waking from a dream. rú mèng fāng xǐng
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It is a disgrace to let one's parents live in poverty in their old age.
It is a disgrace to let one's parents live in poverty in their old age.. píng qìng léi chǐ
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