白費力氣 [－费－气]

Jyutping baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3
Pinyin bái fèi lì qi

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

白費力氣 [－费－气]

Jyutping baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3
Pinyin bái fèi lì qì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (proverb) to waste someone's energy; all the labor or manpower's work is in vain
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你白费力气了。
    你白費力氣了。
    nǐ bái fèi lì qi le 。
    • You're barking up the wrong tree.
    • You're wasting your effort.