make a futile

make a futile

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ú L á ow ǎ NGF ǎ n, which means to run back and forth in vain. From the romance of Fengshen.

Idiom explanation

Futility: no effort.

The origin of Idioms

The 56th chapter of the romance of the gods written by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "when the doctor sees the instructions today, the public will say it, and the private will say it in private. There is no need to use the tongue, the sword and the spear in vain."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] futile, draw water from bamboo basket [antonym] Ma Daogong

Idiom usage

To run back and forth in vain. The 15th chapter of Yu Jiao Li written by Ti di San Ren in the Qing Dynasty: "therefore, the old gentleman has been called to Beijing in vain. He advised his late life to take the shortcut to Beijing and gave him a luggage fee."