carry snow to fill a well

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