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(idiom) to no avail; of no use

无济于事
wú jì yú shì
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīnunhelpful · useless于事无补yú shì wú bǔuseless · worthless无用wú yònglit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake · to feed on illusions (idiom)画饼充饥huà bǐng chōng jī
Antonyms
to be effective (idiom)行之有效xíng zhī yǒu xiào(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) · (fig.) to get instant results立竿见影lì gān jiàn yǐng