鸡孵鸭子,白费劲 雞孵鴨子,白費勁 雞孵鴨子,白費勁

a hen hatching ducklings: wasted effort

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Effort is wasted because it goes against the natural order.
Simplified
鸡孵鸭子,白费劲
Traditional (Taiwan)
雞孵鴨子,白費勁
Pinyin
jī fū yāzi, bái fèijìn
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧ ㄈㄨ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ,ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

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

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