go on a wild goose chase
In Chinese, Pinyin is w ǎ NGF è IX ī ns ī, which means to waste your time.
Idiom explanation
A waste of effort. It's the same as "wasted effort".
Idiom usage
It's a waste of time.
go on a wild goose chase
A man without foresight must have immediate worries - rén wú yuǎn lǜ,bì yǒu jìn yōu
cover one 's face and creep away - bào tóu shǔ cuàn
hear the news and rise up in response - wén fēng xiǎng yīng
there can never be too much deception in war - bīng bù yàn zhà