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付诸东流

fù zhū dōng liúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
wasted effort
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d2e1f43d0d04912b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

付諸東流 付诸东流 [fu4 zhu1 dong1 liu2] /wasted effort/

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Other forms in these source records: 付諸東流

  • 付
    fù

    to pay / to hand over to / classifier for pairs or sets of things

    Fù

    surname Fu

  • 诸
    zhū

    all / various

    Zhū

    surname Zhu

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.