付东流

Traditional (Taiwan): 付東流

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fùdōngliú ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ

- for effort to be wasted
- to go down the drain

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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally: hand over to the eastward-flowing river
Meaning: For effort and hard work to be wasted and come to nothing. Said regretfully, as in 'all down the drain'.

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