waste one's time and spirit
waste one's time and spirit
Waste of time, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǎ NGF è Ig ō NGF ū, which means to waste time and energy, to describe futile. It comes from Zhu Xi's Zhu Zi Yu Lei in Song Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
A waste of time
Idiom usage
It is a waste of time for you to do so.
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Xi's Zhu Zi Yu Lei (volume 115) of the Song Dynasty: "now we have to work hard and keep it in a dignified way. We need not waste our time and talk on paper."
Idiom explanation
It's a waste of time and energy. It's useless.
waste one's time and spirit
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