憨狗逮飞鸟,白费力气 憨狗逮飛鳥,白費力氣 憨狗逮飛鳥,白費力氣

a silly dog chasing a flying bird: wasted effort

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Mocks someone who foolishly works at something that can't succeed.
Simplified
憨狗逮飞鸟,白费力气
Traditional (Taiwan)
憨狗逮飛鳥,白費力氣
Pinyin
hān gǒu dǎi fēiniǎo, báifèi lìqi
Bopomofo
ㄏㄢ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧㄠˇ,ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄑㄧ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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