It's a waste of money
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is h é ngs à IB à w é n, which means vulgar without culture. From the book of great harmony.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 13 of Xin part of the book of great harmony by Kang Youwei: "when the world is peaceful, the land is equal, and there is no difference between cities and towns In a time of chaos, all the schools gathered in Kyoto, while the townships and towns were deserted. "
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive
It's a waste of money
sounds of crowing cocks and barking dogs were heard around -- two places are very close to each other - jī quǎn xiāng wén