剖腹藏珠 | Chinese meaning

剖腹藏珠【pōu fù cáng zhū】

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

This idiom is used to describe situations where someone puts in a significant amount of effort into something that does not yield meaningful results or is not worth the effort.

，。

He has been busy for several days over this trivial matter, it really is wasting effort on trivialities.

fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

剖腹藏珠【pōu fù cáng zhū】

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

This idiom is used to describe situations where someone puts in a significant amount of effort into something that does not yield meaningful results or is not worth the effort.

，。

He has been busy for several days over this trivial matter, it really is wasting effort on trivialities.

fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

剖

HSK 7-95

含义split in two, slice; dissect

拼音pōu, pǒ

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腹

HSK 7-95

含义stomach, belly, abdomen; inside

拼音fù

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藏

HSK 63

含义hide, conceal; hoard, store up

拼音cáng

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珠

HSK 53

含义precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl

拼音zhū

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剖腹藏珠【pōu fù cáng zhū】

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

This idiom is used to describe situations where someone puts in a significant amount of effort into something that does not yield meaningful results or is not worth the effort.

，。

He has been busy for several days over this trivial matter, it really is wasting effort on trivialities.

fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

剖腹藏珠【pōu fù cáng zhū】

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

This idiom is used to describe situations where someone puts in a significant amount of effort into something that does not yield meaningful results or is not worth the effort.