Write in vain

Write in vain

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f ú B á iz à IB à, which means drinking while writing. In the old days, it was used to describe the elegance and talent of literati. It's from strange stories from a lonely studio.

Idiom explanation

Floating: punishing people to drink; white: refers to the big glass specially used for punishing people to drink; floating: refers to drinking and cheering; carrying pen: holding pen.

The origin of Idioms

Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio in the Qing Dynasty says, "to collect armpits for fury, to continue the record of the nether world in vain; to write in vain, to become a Book of loneliness and indignation."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used of literati.