鸡蛋壳儿上找缝儿，白费这番好心雞蛋殼兒上找縫兒，白費這番好心雞蛋殼兒上找縫兒，白費這番好心

looking for a crack on an eggshell: good intentions wasted

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Mocks someone who has spent effort for nothing.

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Simplified: 鸡蛋壳儿上找缝儿，白费这番好心
Traditional (Taiwan): 雞蛋殼兒上找縫兒，白費這番好心
Pinyin: jīdànkér shàng zhǎo fèngr, báifèi zhè fān hǎoxīn
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄉㄢˋ ㄎㄜˊㄦㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄠˇ ㄈㄥˋㄦ，ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˋ ㄈㄢㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

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

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